Louisiana News

"Don't Get Wired," "Scams, Schemes and Scoundrels" and "You Have Permission To Be Rude" are the subjects of some of the presentations being featured at a free seminar for senior adults.

Two housing rights advocates spell out what to look for--and what to watch out for--when meeting and dealing with a landlord.

Chef Cody Carroll of Hot Tails Restaurant in New Roads was crowned King of Louisiana Seafood after winning the 6th annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off. The competition was presented by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.

"A Louisiana Civilian in the Supreme Court: The Selective Service Cases Revisited." Law professor Charles J. Reid Jr.

Just a little something off the top: The classic image from the Weinstein brothers' oddly overlooked slasher classic 'The Burning', out now from Shout! Factory Y'know, it's funny.

Brooke Ardoin, Danielle Jones, Nichole Witmyer, and Sara DeJong participated in a medical outreach in the Dominican Republic.

On Friday, Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana published an opinion column on CNN.com. The piece is a typically vacuous screed against some of the great forces of evil in American life: Obama, Big Government, and debt.

On Tuesday, Emmanuel Hernandez, 24, was arrested by investigators with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office after he reportedly shook his girlfriend's son so violently that the child slipped into a coma and later died.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development today advised drivers of upcoming work schedules for interstate and major road projects throughout Louisiana during the Memorial Day holiday weekend .

Its chemical agent - a concentrated blast of pepper spray fired at a dizzying 405 mph - can disable and disorient an aggressor for 45 minutes or longer.

Louisiana's schools chief vowed on Friday to push ahead with a plan to let students take classes from private firms and nonprofits at taxpayers' expense, despite a legal setback and objections from some educators.

Fresh water is diverted from the Mississippi River into the Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion, where it is ultimately fed into Barataria Bay to help control salinity.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development says the improvements will provide broader observation and greater accuracy in measuring the area for movement and subsidence.

Shoppers can prepare for the hurricane season while saving some money during the Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday this weekend.

Pictured is one of the first editions of the very first Clovis Crawfish book. There have been countless revisions over the years.

After last week's severe weather in Northwest Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for the area.

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On this day in 1934, wanted outlaws Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker are shot to death by Texas and Louisiana state police officers as they attempt to escape apprehension in a stolen 1934 Ford Deluxe near Bienville Parish, Louisiana.

A Calcasieu Parish man is accused of child pornography possession, according to a news release from Louisiana State Police, Troop D. Accused in the case is 41-year-old Charles B. Compton.

Brett Moree reflected on the lives of some of the seven thousand fallen soldiers at Port Hudson National Cemetery Thursday, as he and his coworker planted American flags at the base of tombstones.