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Louisiana Woman Executed for 1940 Valentine's Day Murder

Annie Beatrice 'Toni Jo' Henry was the only woman ever executed in Louisiana's electric chair.

Morgan City Soccer Player Charged After Bossier Playoff Melee

Authorities say the player faces charges following an incident at a recent high school soccer playoff game.

Truck Crashes Into Abbeville Welcome Sign

Cement base of 15-year-old foam sign stops vehicle after it veers off U.S. 167

Deadly Shooting Near Boettner Park in New Orleans

NOPD investigating homicide at busy St. Thomas intersection

Human Remains Found on Willow Street in New Orleans

Entergy workers discovered the body while investigating a foul odor in the Leonidas neighborhood

ICE Arrests 'Worst of the Worst' Criminal Illegal Immigrants

Convictions include murder, sexual assault of a child, and drug trafficking

Man shot and killed in St. Bernard Parish

St. Bernard Sheriff's Office investigating deadly shooting near East St. Bernard Highway and Colonial Boulevard

NOPD Arrests Assistant Teacher, Seeks 2 Others in Child Cruelty Case

Three suspects allegedly locked a non-verbal autistic student in a closet at a New Orleans school

Four Injured, Including Child, in Tangipahoa Apartment Shooting

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office investigating incident at Willow Villa Apartments in Hammond

Man arrested in deadly Shada Avenue shooting in Baton Rouge

Joshua London, 41, faces manslaughter and other charges in the death of Terrance London, 26.

New Orleans teachers accused of locking nonverbal child with autism in closet

The incident allegedly occurred on January 26 at Arthur Ashe School.

Two Crowley Fugitives Sought on Attempted-Murder Charges

Acadia Parish Crime Stoppers offers $2,500 reward for tips leading to arrests.

Baton Rouge Police Seek Suspects in Choctaw Drive Convenience Store Armed Robbery

Detectives release photos and ask public for help identifying two armed suspects who robbed a store in January.

Ruston Man Charged with Attempted Second-Degree Murder

23-year-old Brandious Maryland accused of shooting victim on Second Avenue

Breaux Bridge Man Killed in I-10 Crash

Louisiana State Police investigate fatal collision near mile marker 128

Caddo Grand Jury indicts man accused of killing law enforcement officer

58-year-old Nicholas Edward Alexander faces first-degree murder and cyberstalking charges

Mother and Child Killed in Iberville Parish Crash

Authorities investigating single-vehicle incident near Grosse Tete