High school graduation shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 hurt at Xavier University

The gunfire occurred about 11:45 a.m. near the Xavier University of Louisiana Convocation Center, where Morris Jeff Community School held its high school graduation Tuesday morning.

3 escaped teens, juvenile detention guard who aided them, all caught

Three juvenile inmates who escaped a Louisiana detention center Saturday morning potentially with the help of a security officer, have all been caught and taken into custody, officials said.

Louisiana bill would make abortion a homicide. Would Plan B be illegal, too?

A Louisiana committee has approved a measure that would make abortion a crime of homicide, but opponents fear that's not all the legislation would do.

Tornado tears through New Orleans as storms hit Deep South

The tornado moved Tuesday night across eastern New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish, causing extensive damage.

Teens arrested after 73-year-old woman carjacked, dragged to death

New Orleans Police said the victim, a 73-year-old woman, became entangled in her seatbelt and was dragged from the vehicle, resulting in her arm being severed from her body.

Three siblings killed in Louisiana wrong-way crash

Twenty-year-old Lindy Rae Simmons, 17-year-old Christopher Simmons and 15-year-old Kamryn Simmons were killed in the crash.

5 missing teens found, 30 arrested in New Orleans sex crimes operation

The U.S. Marshals rescued five missing teenagers and arrested 30 people, including 17 sex offenders, during a recent operation in the New Orleans area.

New Orleans mayor encourages Hurricane Ida evacuees to return home

Six days after Hurricane Ida made landfall, hard-hit parts of Louisiana were still struggling to restore any sense of normalcy.

Oakland-based FEMA team heads to help in Hurricane Ida rescue

FEMA has called an Oakland-based emergency and rescue team to help victims of Hurricane Ida. The team, including 3 rescue dogs, left Sunday for Louisiana.

Louisiana family tries to coax 12-foot alligator off of busy highway

A group of Louisiana drivers spent hours trying to move a 12-foot alligator off a busy interstate with a paint-roller extension pole.

Woman jailed after refusing to return $1.2 million mistakenly put into her bank account

Kelyn Spadoni, 33, was taken into custody Wednesday on charges of theft valued over $25,000, bank fraud and illegal transmission of monetary funds, according to reports.

Employees, customers at La. gun store fired back at suspect in shooting that killed 3

Authorities say a man shot and killed two people inside the gun store, and then was killed when several other people — whether employees or customers — opened fire on him from both inside and outside of the building.

3 dead, 2 others hurt in shooting at Louisiana gun store

Three people were killed Saturday in a shooting at a gun store in Louisiana. Two others were hurt and are in the hospital right now.