Bob Dean Jr. was charged Wednesday with eight felony counts after conditions deteriorated at the evacuation site and multiple people died.
Author: Ashley White, Lafayette Daily Advertiser
Body of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier found in Mississippi River, authorities say
A body recovered from the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish has been identified as missing LSU student Kori Gauthier, police say.
Hurricane Laura’s ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge: It looks like Louisiana was spared, but some rural areas likely hit hard
Gov. John Bel Edwards said Louisiana “caught a break” on storm surge. The National Hurricane Center says the surge was likely as bad as feared.
Louisiana officers fire 11 rounds, fatally shooting Black man; state police investigate
Louisiana State Police identified the man killed as 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin and said he was carrying a knife before he was fatally shot.
Daughter-in-law of LSU offensive coordinator dies in plane crash on way to Peach Bowl
Carley McCord, daughter-in-law of LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger, was one of five people killed in a plane crash on way to the Peach Bowl.
Ernest Gaines, author of ‘The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,’ has died
Ernest Gaines, author of “A Lesson Before Dying” and “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” has died at age 86.
La. church fires: Documents claim suspect bought gas can before crimes
Authorities used surveillance video, debit card purchases and cell phone data to tie Holden Matthews to three church fires, according to court records.