Jonshel Alexander, who came to prominence for her supporting role in the Academy Award-nominated film "Beasts of the Southern Wild," was killed on Saturday while inside a car by an unknown person.

Lanaya Cardwell has been arrested in Baton Rouge on Wednesday for the second-degree murder of her 2-year-old child Nevaeh Allen.

A Louisiana mother has been arrested after she reportedly threw two of her children into a lake from a bridge.

A man has been arrested on Thursday after he interrupted an MSNBC broadcast on Hurricane Ida and accosted a Black reporter on camera. 

An elderly man from Louisiana has been reported missing after an alligator reportedly attacked him and ripped his arm off as the flood rose around his home at the height of Hurricane Ida.

Kenneth Ord Starling has been arrested on Wednesday for allegedly abusing and raping his dogs and having animal sex abuse videos on his computer.

As the highly transmissible Delta variant brings in a fourth wave of cases, hard hit areas such as Houston are seeing strained hospital capacity.

A 12-year-old boy who opened fire at an armed intruder and killed him after he attacked their Louisiana home and threatened his mother on June 30 will most likely not be implicated in the incident, authorities say.

A Baton Rouge, Louisiana family became among the wealthiest in the world for at least three days following a technical glitch that caused their bank to erroneously deposit a whopping $50 billion into their account. 

A vengeful lesbian woman has been accused of hiring four teenage boys to murder her ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, but the plan went unsuccessful after one of them bailed at the last second.

The documents highlighted how Brooke Buchler told many people about how an acquaintance had raped her, which triggered a retaliation of sorts.

A former Louisiana public defense attorney sued District Public Defender after facing sexist comments and gender discrimination during her employment.

Sofia Vergara is being sued by a Louisiana group representing the frozen fertilized eggs she created with former fiancé Nick Loeb.

After months of preparation it was Nia Sanchez, that was crowned Miss USA 2014! Are you happy with the winner?

The Miss USA 2014 beauty pageant airs live tonight from Baton Rouge, Louisiana on NBC and these are the Top 9 Reasons To Watch!

Erika Wigstrom and Cesar Ruiz allegedly poisoned their baby Lucas with alcohol-based hand sanitizer and perfume.

Louisiana parish votes to save library fund after Lindel Toups rant stating immigrants should "go back to Mexico."

Police have found a vehicle belonging to missing teacher Terrilyn Monette, which was pulled out of the bayou three months after her disappearance.

A Louisiana restaurant gave out free meals to gun owners last Saturday.

Forget everything you've heard - the apocalypse is very, very real. A conservative Republican congressman thinks birth control should be made available over-the-counter.