Louisiana will hold a statewide pet adoption event from May 29-31, offering reduced or waived fees at participating shelters. The event, sponsored by Best Friends Animal Society, supports Governor ...

On Tuesday, May 27, severe thunderstorms are expected to sweep across Southeast Louisiana. The U.S. National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch, and it remains in effect until ...

This gator’s all snap and no slap. An alligator with no tail was spotted waddling across a Louisiana highway earlier this month — with the maimed beast leaving flabbergasted drivers struggling ...

A sixth escaped inmate has been captured, according to Attorney General Liz Murril.Louisiana State Police and Baton Rouge police recaptured Lenton Vanburen Monday night in Baton Rouge. Vanburen ...

While Louisiana lawmakers have struggled to rein in rising home insurance premiums, one solution can both lower costs and make homes more resistant to hurricane damage: fortified roofs.

For almost six hours, officers at a Louisiana jail were unaware that an inmate with a history of jailbreaks had escaped Thursday afternoon. Tangipahoa Parish Jail officials were alerted to Tra ...

A Louisiana inmate who authorities began searching for after receiving a public tip was recaptured on Friday, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. Tra’Von Johnson, 22 ...

THEY WERE ALL TAKEN TO THE JAIL IN PLAQUEMIN Louisiana State Police have arrested six more people accused of helping some of the inmates who escaped the Orleans Parish Jail. Diamond White ...

Lawmakers in Louisiana have, for several years, been grappling with how to deal with an unusual portion of the state’s prison population: inmates who were convicted by nonunanimous jury verdicts.

As authorities in Louisiana continue their hunt for two of the 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail this month, 13 people have been charged with helping the escapees, both inside jail ...