The drive to bring Amtrak to Mobile is in serious jeopardy. The plan needs five votes on the city council, and right now those votes aren't there. Mayor Sandy Stimpson's administration is close to finalizing a lease that would allow…
Louisiana lawmakers from St. Tammany Parish are asking the governor to help push for repairs to the Highway 90 bridge between Mississippi and Louisiana. Louisiana Senator Sharon…
The city of Mobile still has work to do before work can begin to build a platform for Amtrak passenger service in that city. Southern Rail Commissioners heard an update during their quarterly meeting that was held in Mobile on…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A human skull padlocked to an exercise dumbbell has been fished out of a New Orleans waterway, leaving police with a mystery on their hands. The skull was found earlier this month by a man using…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — First-of-its-kind legislation that classifies two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances was signed into law Friday by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. The Republican governor announced his signing of the bill in Baton Rouge a day after it…
Cleanup efforts are beginning Thursday in Slidell, Louisiana after a tornado caused heavy damage on Wednesday. A relief distribution center is set up at a park not far from the path of…
BY SARA CLINE Updated 2:36 PM CST, March 6, 2024 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued…
With the football season now officially over, many fans have already started looking towards next season. News 25 Sports Director Jevan McCoskey is outside of the Caesar's Superdome…
Picayune Police Department had a busy 48 hours, running down three suspects who led officers on pursuits out of their jurisdiction and into Louisiana. At 5:37 a.m. on Monday, officers were asked to help Pearl River County Sheriff's Office with…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The fall inshore shrimp season closes Monday in all state inside waters except for a few locations east of the Mississippi River, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said. The pending closure, at sunset,…
A Lafitte, Louisiana, man died Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 10 near Long Beach. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said 72-year-old Ted Weaver died of blunt force trauma. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Switzer said law…
Hancock County Sheriff's Office said that the prisoner who walked off a work detail is back in custody. Officials said Kelli Palermo has been captured and is returned to custody after being located in the Lake Charles, Louisiana area. Palermo…
If you want some satisfaction, it's coming to Jazz Fest. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival announced this morning that the Rolling Stones will be headlining the second weekend of Jazz Fest with an appearance on Thursday, May 2…
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now…
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will expand to eight days in 2024, adding Thursday to the first weekend of music at the New Orleans Fairgrounds. Jazz Fest officials announced the expanded schedule today on its website. The dates…
Sweet! Country music superstar Garth Brooks will headline the Sugar Bowl Country Kickoff concert this fall. The September 2 concert will be held in the Caesar's Superdome "in the round." It is Brooks' only show outside Las Vegas scheduled so…
A Chalmette, Louisiana man is dead after a domestic-related shooting in the Bay Pines area of Bay St. Louis overnight. Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair identified the victim as 32-year-old Stephen Mosley. He died of injuries from a gunshot wound.…
The following is a press release courtesy of Southern Miss Sports Information Director Jack Duggan. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2023 Southern Miss Wins 2023 Guardian Credit Union Sun Belt Conference…
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail on April 22 has been found dead at a truck stop in New Orleans, authorities announced Tuesday. A security guard patrolling the truck stop Sunday…
Picayune Police have solved a 30-year-old cold case. Police said Thursday that 50-year-old Inga Johansen Carrier and 50-year-old Andrew K Carrier II, both of Avondale, Louisiana, have been charged with first degree murder. They are being held at the Jefferson…
A Saucier man is one of eight people arrested in Gonzales, Louisiana, on Thursday night in an investigation that came to light yesterday afternoon at Grace Temple Baptist Church. Gonzales Police arrested 27-year-old Logan…
Gonzales Police have arrested eight people as part of the investigation into a victim being shot near Grace Temple Baptist Church on Thursday. Gulfport investigators headed to Gonzales to assist in the investigation there. The department said in a press…
The Coast Guard is currently searching for four people who were aboard a downed helicopter in the Gulf of Mexico. The crash happened ten miles off…
Five men from Louisiana are behind bars today after a Ring doorbell alerted a potential victim of a car burglary. The suspects are 22-year-old Tyler Hartley of New Orleans, 20-year-old Caden Nix of Slidell, 19-year-old Thaddeus Thompson Jr. of Slidell,…