The parents of a Louisiana man whose death in 2011 was linked to a rare brain-eating amoeba have settled their lawsuit against the manufacturers of two household devices that they blamed for their son’s deadly infection. Settlement terms weren’t disclosed …
A 66-year-old Buras,La., man accused of creating a false bill of sale for a boat he purchased in order to obtain settlement money from BP has been arrested. The Advocate reports Limauel Lee Watson was booked into East Baton Rouge …
Lafourche Parish sheriff’s deputies say a 20-year-old Houma, La., man was caught over the weekend driving a stolen bulldozer down a Bourg highway. The Courier reports Jmikel Verdin was pulled over Saturday by Terrebonne Parish sheriff deputies as he rolled …
The 30-year-old Greensburg, La., man accused of killing seven people in a May 30 head-on collision pleaded guilty to seven counts of vehicular homicide Monday before a state district judge and a crowded courtroom audience. State District Judge William G. …
A Denham Springs, La., man has pleaded guilty to participating in a plot that federal prosecutors say defrauded two life insurance companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Advocate reports that 34-year-old Timothy Schlatre faces up to 30 …
A Marrero, La., man accused of setting an apartment on fire that killed three people, including his 19-month-old daughter, is asking a federal judge to toss out a confession he alleges was taken by Jefferson Parish detectives using illegal tactics. …
A Eunice, La., man is facing 98 fraud charges for allegedly filing bills for work that was never done. The Daily World reports Bruce Anthony Soileau has been booked with falsifying records which caused the city of DeRidder to pay …
A Louisiana man, caught backing out of the driveway of a flaming house with a burned thumb and a bottle of gasoline on the floorboard of his BMW, was convicted of aggravated arson by a St. Tammany Parish jury. The …