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Baton Rouge firefighters used ropes and ladders to rescue a woman who was seriously injured in a major car wreck Sunday morning. 

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a woman who passengers say jumped off a cruise ship into the Gulf of Mexico after a hot tub incident.

Authorities in Louisiana say they have identified three persons of interest after locating a woman’s body that was stuffed in a plastic storage container in a pickup truck.

A Louisiana man was arrested when he allegedly drove for an hour to engage in sex with a 14-year-old girl who ended up being an undercover officer.

Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle M. Odinet resigned from her position on Friday after going on unpaid leave.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday blasted the Biden administration for withholding lifesaving coronavirus treatment from those who need it, deeming it “unconscionable.”

A man in Louisiana who tricked a healthcare employee into changing his diaper while pretending to have a disability was charged for allegedly performing the same offense again.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) is heading a multi-state lawsuit aimed to protect children and teachers from President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates, filing the lawsuit Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

A Houston businessman gifted furniture to a Louisiana couple after they lost everything they owned in Hurricane Ida and relocated to Texas.

A federal appeals court overrode a three-judge panel decision Wednesday, restoring an injunction blocking President Joe Biden’s “sanctuary country” orders as legal challenges continue.

A federal judge on Monday issued a nationwide injunction on President Joe Biden’s executive order to halt oil and gas operations on all federal lands in the name of fighting so-called climate change.

A 17-year-old Eagle Scout rescued two people who were drowning at the beach this past summer and recounted his story in a recent interview.

Fathers in Louisiana say they have the momentum to take their group “Dads on Duty” national after their supervision ended frequent fights at a local high school.

Fathers put an end to a series of fights at a Louisiana High School by forming a group called Dads on Duty and supervising students.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) sent a letter to JP Morgan Chase letting the company know it will not be an eligible state infrastructure underwriter unless it pledges to avoid polices that restrict or discriminate against Second Amendment rights. 

Government watchdog Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking records from the Department of Justice (DOJ) showing the timeline surrounding Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to sic the FBI on parents opposed to Critical Race Theory.

Two state school board associations have condemned the National School Board Association’s (NSBA) request to President Joe Biden for federal law enforcement help to deal with frustrated parents who oppose Critical Race Theory and mask mandates in K-12 schools.

Louisiana State Trooper Adam Gaubert was shot and killed in an ambush attack Saturday and 31-year-old Matthew Mire is in custody.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) extended the statewide mask mandate on Tuesday yet again, declaring that “masks have been proven to help slow the spread” of the Chinese coronavirus.

A woman has been arrested after she allegedly threw her infant and five-year-old child off of a bridge at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, which killed the infant and injured the small child.

A Louisiana coroner has positively identified remains recovered from the stomach of a 12-foot-long alligator as those of Timothy Satterlee Sr.

A Louisiana Walmart worker quit her job over the loudspeaker in an expletive-ridden, bridge-burning blaze of glory.

Hurricane Nicholas made landfall along the Texas coast early on Tuesday morning, bringing with it the threat of up to 20 inches of rainfall to parts of the Gulf Coast, including the same area devastated by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 alongside storm-battered Louisiana.

The nation’s oldest World War II veteran enjoyed an exciting time with friends and family as they partied for his 112th birthday on Sunday.

Tropical Storm Nicholas is set to be a major rainfall flood threat Monday night on the Texas and Louisiana coasts, bringing wind gusts and a storm surge.

The death toll of Hurricane Ida and her remnants continues to rise as 63 dead and another 600,000 are without electricity.

A man died after a shark attacked him in Australia, despite the efforts of surfers and others who tried to help, officials said Sunday.

Police are searching for a New Orleans 911 operator accused of hanging up on citizens calling for help, a New Orleans Police Department spokesperson said Thursday.

After Hurricane Ida, several men discovered a cow in the bayou of Louisiana, wedged in a tree and unable to free itself.

Hurricane Ida has hit Dukes of Hazzard actor John Schneider’s home and studio in Holden, Louisiana, on Sunday, making the actor one of those who have had their property damaged in the storm.

The death toll due to Hurricane Ida reportedly reached at least four following a highway collapse in Mississippi while millions had no power and flooding continued to be a threat Tuesday, according to USA Today. 

Videos and photos emerging from Grand Isle, Louisiana, reveal the massive devastation from the wind and tidal surges caused by Hurricane Ida. The mayor of the island city says 85 percent of structures received damage.

Volunteers from numerous states are on their way to Louisiana to offer what help they can in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

Over 200 people died in the terrible hurricane that made landfall on the Louisiana coastline. But that was 165 years ago during the Last Island hurricane of 1856. Its modern day successor Hurricane Ida has not proved nearly so deadly despite the MSM’s effort to shoehorn it into its ‘storms are getting worse and it’s all our fault’ narrative.

At least one person has died as a result of Hurricane Ida as the storm continued to move inland early Monday morning and local authorities requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration be made.

Mississippi residents are preparing for Hurricane Ida’s arrival which may bring a strong storm surge, heavy rainfall, flooding, and possibly tornadoes, WAPT reported Sunday.