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,…
Bollinger Shipyards, a privately-owned and operated shipbuilder based in Louisiana, has agreed to acquire VT Halter Marine Inc. and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore. The agreement is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022. Bollinger will take over…
KENNER, La. (AP) — After nearly 30 years, a floating casino in suburban New Orleans is poised to relocate to land. Treasure Chest Casino officials broke ground Tuesday on a new site, which will house a development of more than…
A New Orleans man is in the Hancock County jail, charged with aggravated DUI. 51-year-old Rodney Darnell Mars was arrested August 30 by Bay St. Louis Police and taken to Hancock County jail. His bond was set at $500,000. He…
Drivers who drive Interstate 10 between Baton Rouge and Lafayette be warned -- speeding is not an option. A new Louisiana law that took effect Monday means speeding on the Achafalaya Basin Bridge will cost you double. The Achafalaya Basin…
A plan to revive a popular New Orleans attraction is moving ahead after the proposal received unanimous approval from the board that oversees the site. Some viewers may remember Pontchartrain Beach, an amusement park on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain…
Pearl River County Sheriff's Department is looking for the owner of this black truck that deputies believe was used in several vehicle burglaries. Pearl River authorities say the vehicle burglaries happened in the Apple South subdivision over the weekend. The…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse as Hurricane Ida approached last year was arrested on Wednesday, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced. Bob…
By JIM MUSTIAN and JAKE BLEIBERG BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is opening a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid mounting evidence that the agency has a pattern of looking the other…
A fight that began after a high school graduation on the Xavier University campus on Tuesday morning has left a woman dead. New Orleans police said three people were shot outside the Convocation Center where the Morris Jeff Community School…
A St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's deputy has been hospitalized after being shot while patrolling in the Waldheim area early this morning. Deputy Kenneth Doby was patrolling near Highway 21 and Highway 1083 in Waldheim after a suspected business burglary had…
A 2-year-old boy from Louisiana drowned while on vacation with his family at Margaritaville Resort in Biloxi over the weekend. Biloxi Police say the incident happened about 4 p.m.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — EDITOR’S NOTE: On April 20, 2010, a well blew wild under a BP oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers were missing that day, and would later be declared dead. The blast touched off…
New Orleans Fire Department is battling a four-alarm fire in Central City on Wednesday morning, WDSU in New Orleans is reporting. The fire was reported near South Saratoga and Thalia streets about 5:23 a.m. At least six residents of those…
A Harrison County grand jury releases a partial report today, finding no criminal conduct by law enforcement in the chase and subsequent…
The Aaron Sanchez scholarship benefits Latin kids looking for a degree in the culinary arts. It gives the recipient a full ride at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York, plus other…
By JAY REEVES A federal board began hearing testimony Monday on whether to let Amtrak resume passenger train service linking New Orleans and Alabama’s main port city over the objections of freight companies. The hearing, conducted virtually by the Surface…
New Orleans native Anthony Mackie, an actor, producer and writer who played Marvel's Falcon and will take over the 'Captain America' role, is investing in his hometown. Media outlets in the city are reporting that Mackie bought 20 acres in…
By KEVIN McGILL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge on Monday rejected a lawsuit filed by Gulf of Mexico charter fishing boat operators opposed to federal regulations that include a requirement that they affix tracking equipment to their vessels.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 23-year-old Mississippi woman has died after crashing into a sheriff’s office SUV that was stopped with its emergency lights flashing on an elevated interstate west of New Orleans, Louisiana State Police said Monday. Alexis Jones…
By KEVIN McGILL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Mardi Gras revelers, accustomed to catching beads, small toys or other trinkets tossed by parade float riders during Carnival season, were able to snag a new parade favor Thursday: rapid COVID-19 tests. As…