3 dead in shooting at Louisiana gun store

Three people were killed Saturday in a shooting at a gun store outside of New Orleans. Two others are in the hospital right now.

Louisiana community comes together to feed truck drivers stranded in the cold

A group of residents in a small town in Louisiana came together to feed a group of semi-truck drivers stranded in the ongoing winter conditions impacting the state.

Mardi Gras 2021: Bars closed, Bourbon Street barricaded amid COVID-19 pandemic

Parades and parties on Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) and the days leading up to the annual pre-Lenten bash were canceled and bars were ordered closed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

New Orleans shutters bars, bans liquor sales during 2021 Mardi Gras weekend

New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell announced that all bars will be closed and liquor sales will be banned during Mardi Gras weekend in order to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Mom killed in botched murder-for-hire plot pretended to be target to save daughter's life, officials say

Police in Louisiana say Brittany Cormier told a hitman that she was the rape victim he was hired to kill in order to save the life of her daughter, the gunman's intended target. Investigators said her brother, a convicted sex offender, had raped his niece, then hired hitmen to murder her so she couldn't testify.

15-year-old girl's killing shown on social media

A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death inside a Louisiana Walmart store in a brutal incident captured on social media.

Louisiana Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow dead at 41 from COVID-19

Luke Letlow, Louisiana's newest Republican member of the U.S. House, died Tuesday night from complications related to COVID-19 only days before being sworn into office. He was 41 years old.

Man jailed for life over $20 marijuana sale released after 12 years

Fate Winslow was approached by undercover officers in 2008 and they asked where to buy some marijuana. He borrowed a bike, found some marijuana, and gave it to officers who then gave him $5. He got life in prison.

41 attendees of swingers convention in New Orleans test positive for COVID-19

Bob Hannaford, the organizer of the annual Naughty in N'awlins swingers gathering wrote in a blog post that "If I could go back in time, I would not produce this event again."

New Orleans prohibiting Mardi Gras parades in 2021

New Orleans city officials said parades of any kind will not be permitted for Mardi Gras 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the potential to be a super spreader event.

Louisiana authorities 'following every lead' into Quawan Charles' death

A Louisiana sheriff says his office is “working hard to ensure no stone is left unturned” in determining what led to the death of a Black 15-year-old whose disappearance sparked speculation about racial crime.

Texas deploys team to Louisiana to assist in Hurricane Zeta response

According to his office, Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy Texas A&M Task Force 1 to Baton Rouge.

Louisiana man charged with shooting and killing toddler during violent rampage

Louisiana police say a violent man went on a rampage and allegedly killed an innocent 2-year-old boy when he sprayed a house with gunfire, according to reports.

Black man serving life for stealing hedge clippers paroled in Louisiana

A Black man whose life sentence for making off with hedge clippers in a 1997 burglary drew scathing criticism from the chief justice of Louisiana’s Supreme Court was granted parole Thursday.

Boy allegedly steals school bus, leads police on street chase before crashing

An 11-year-old Louisiana boy was taken into custody by police on Sunday, after stealing a school bus and leading officers on a chase, which ended in a crash.