A Louisiana mayor is under fire for launching into an altercation with a local resident at a council meeting. Video shows Elton Mayor Kesia Lemoine locking heads with an unidentified woman who she later argued with her inside a meeting room. The footage show Lemoine walking out of the room […]
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A major oil spill was identified in the Gulf of Mexico after a nearby pipeline leaked 1.1 million gallons, threatening endangered sea turtles and whales. The US Coast Guard identified the incident on Friday, determining this week that the black toxic petroleum came from a 67-mile-long pipeline off Louisiana’s southeast […]
Three of four Louisiana teenagers charged with murder for carjacking and dragging a grandmother to her death — have struck a plea deal to avoid life in prison. Briniyah Baker, 17, Lenyra Theophile, 16, and Mar’qel Curtis pleaded guilty to attempted manslaughter for killing 73-year-old Linda Frickey in New Orleans […]
Wildfire smoke from nearby marsh fires and heavy fog mixed to produce a “superfog” event early Tuesday morning northeast of New Orleans near the Irish Bayou, creating near-zero visibility conditions for drivers on Interstate-10. Multiple accidents occurred in the area, resulting in one fatality, the New Orleans Police Department said […]
Authorities in Louisiana have charged a Pentecostal pastor with sexually molesting a teenage girl who was a member of his church. Milton O Martin III, 56, faces one charge each of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile – colloquially referred to as statutory rape – and of indecent behavior with […]
For the second time in one day, House Republicans have named a speaker designate. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) is the latest Republican to be nominated for the House speakership in an increasingly chaotic race that saw the previous choice drop out just four hours after getting the nod. The 51-year-old […]
A dangerously thick “superfog” that caused a huge vehicle pileup north of New Orleans on Monday was made worse by wildfires burning nearby, according to local officials. Seven people were killed and more than two dozen others were injured in crashes involving at least 158 vehicles in the northbound and […]
“Once the tanker is removed, first responders will be able to better assess the vehicles in that immediate area. It is possible that additional fatalities could be located,” police said. At a news conference Monday, State Police Sgt. Kate Stegall said the crashes began shortly before 9 a.m. and stretched […]