2011 Saw Decline in Rear Seat Passenger Deaths More people seem to be buckling up in the back seat. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says preliminary crash data... Read More
New Orleans Katrina Victims Take on Hurricane Tour Operators Some New Orleans residents and city officials are pushing back against tour operators who bus out-of-towners into the city’s Lower... Read More
Louisiana Parish Residents Urged to Buy Flood Insurance Cameron Parish, La., residents without flood insurance should buy coverage before the new Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps become... Read More
Sinkhole: Vent Wells Being Drilled for Trapped Gas The emergency preparedness director for Assumption Parish, La., says wells are being dug to vent and investigate natural gas trapped... Read More
Suit: Deadly Force Unnecessary in Louisiana Nightclub Shooting The family of a Baker, La., man shot to death outside a Baton Rouge nightclub in August has sued three... Read More
Review of Texas Arson Cases May Soon Yield Results A review of old Texas arson cases that advocacy groups hope will help overturn wrongful convictions may produce it first... Read More
$5.2M for Firefighters in Two Louisiana Parishes St. Bernard and Lafayette, La., parishes will be able to hire more firefighters under federal grants they’re getting. U.S. Sen.... Read More
Louisiana Chief: Stolen Items Website a Success A new website launched last month by the Opelousas, La., Police Department to help the rightful owners to recover their... Read More
Spill Reported From Oil Platform in Gulf The Coast Guard says an estimated 76 gallons of crude oil spilled from an oil platform operated by Apache Corp.... Read More
Slain TV Anchor’s Mom Can Sue Arkansas Hospital The mother of a slain Little Rock, Ark., TV anchor can proceed with a lawsuit claiming outrageous behavior by a... Read More