Louisiana

A hurricane warning has been posted for the Louisiana coast as Zeta is on a course to hit New Orleans on Wednesday after lashing Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

Tumultuous weather is expected across the country this week, with historic wildfires burning in the West, a tropical storm heading toward the Gulf Coast by mid-week and an early-season winter storm expected to bring snow and ice from the Rockies into the Plains.

A former Louisiana Judge was sentenced to 14 years in prison Tuesday after he was convicted of four sex crimes against the underage teenage friends of his daughters last month.

Louisiana police say a violent man went on a rampage and allegedy killed an innocent 2-year-old boy when he sprayed a house with gunfire, according to reports.

Making music together for marching bands across the country is not the same anymore. High school marching bands are adjusting to a new normal amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A Black man whose life sentence for making off with hedge clippers in a 1997 burglary drew scathing criticism from the chief justice of Louisiana’s Supreme Court was granted parole Thursday.

A Fort Hood soldier declared AWOL last week was located Tuesday in Louisiana, where he was arrested after a high-speed chase.

Tens of thousands of people remain without power in Louisiana after Hurricane Delta delivered another blow to the region, spurring officials to once again warn about generator safety after a deadly fire.

For a second time this year, help has arrived in Louisiana to offer a slice of comfort to families reeling after yet another devastating hurricane.

Back-to-back hurricanes in the space of six weeks left parts of Louisiana blanketed Sunday with tarpaulins, mangled metal and downed power lines — but not necessarily despair.