A manhunt is underway for at least two people who shot an innocent woman to death inside a vehicle at a Hammond gas station early yesterday morning. Police Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr. said while one car was at a gas pump, another car pulled up to an adjacent pump. "The other car pulled up next to it, next to that car...

The New World screwworm has been found in the United States for the first time in nearly 60 years. It's a flesh-easting parasite that can kill animals including livestock. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the deadly bug was found in a calf in Texas, 30 miles north of Mexican border. Strain says its discovery i...

UPDATE: Smith's bond was set at $10,000. For now, he remains on the job - and Metropolitan Crime Commission President Rafael Goyeneche says he will remain on the job until either his term expires or he's proven guilty in a court of law, whichever comes first. "Under Louisiana law, to trigger automatic suspension o...

A bill known as the "Streets to Success Act" is awaiting Governor Landry's signature. The legislation attempts to address homelessness in the state, but Louisiana Advocacy Coalition on Homelessness Coordinator Joe Heeren-Mueller said it misses the mark. It establishes a new crime of unauthorized public campin...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologists believe they are making progress in restoring critical fish habitat on Toledo Bend. LDWF Biologist Manager Villis Dowden says over the past two weeks crews have stocked 110 containers of native eelgrass which can provide critical habitat for juvenile fish. &...