Matthew McConaughey, wife Camila donate 80K face masks to first-responders
The couple dropped off some of the masks Friday at the Austin Fire Department.
Coronavirus death rate higher for African Americans
African Americans are dying at a disproportionate rate from the coronavirus.
Louisiana’s youngest COVID-19 victim: a premature baby who lived for one day
The coronavirus pandemic claimed its youngest victim yet in Louisiana on Monday — a baby born prematurely after her mother contracted the disease and was put on a ventilator.
Gov. Abbott expands mandatory self-quarantine to include those driving into Texas from Louisiana
Texas Governor Greg Abbott updated his executive order Sunday to further restrict travel into Texas from areas hard hit by the coronavirus in the United States.
Louisiana church hosts over 1,800 people despite social distance warning during coronavirus pandemic
A Louisiana church attracted more than 1,800 people to their Sunday service, despite warnings from health officials to practice social distancing.
Attendee of journalism conference in New Orleans tests 'presumptively positive' for coronavirus
Officials with a journalism organization announced that a person who attended a conference in New Orleans has tested positive for the coronavirus.
2nd person in days killed by Mardi Gras float in New Orleans
A man was struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a raucous Saturday night street parade in New Orleans, becoming the second person in days killed along a parade route during this year's Carnival season, authorities said.
Stolen Dallas Fire-Rescue ambulance recovered in Louisiana, suspect in custody
A stolen Dallas Fire-Rescue ambulance has been found in Louisiana, and the woman who was driving it has been taken into custody.
Body of person killed in New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse left exposed
Officials in New Orleans say the body of a person killed in the Hard Rock Hotel collapse that happened in 2019 has been exposed, after it was initially concealed by a tarp.
Suspect in Arlington murder arrested in Louisiana
A 31-year-old woman accused of fatally stabbing a man in Arlington earlier this month was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Shreveport, Louisiana.
President Trump welcomed with chants of '4 more years' before LSU, Clemson game
The crowd also broke into chants of “USA, USA.”
Louisiana man held gun to son's head for drinking last Dr. Pepper: deputies
A Louisiana man has been arrested and charged with holding a gun to the head of his 9-year-old son because he was angry with the boy for drinking the last Dr. Pepper in the house.
Plane crash in Louisiana kills 5, including LSU coach's daughter-in-law
A small plane en route to a college football playoff game crashed into a post office parking lot in Louisiana shortly after takeoff Saturday, killing five people, including a well-known sports reporter who was the daughter-in-law of one of the team's coaches.
‘I need to help my child’: Mom gets criminal justice degree in hopes of solving daughter’s murder case
After her daughter was killed in 2016, Theresa Tillman went back to school to get her degree and find justice for the 19-year-old college student.
Black Tulane med students take powerful photo at former slave quarters: ‘Resilience is in our DNA’
Black medical students at Tulane University shared a powerful message about resilience and a better future when they posed for a photo in front of former slave quarters at a Louisiana plantation.
Louisiana: Apparent twister destroys buildings, 1 dead
At least one person was killed Monday as strong storms left a trail of smashed buildings, splintered trees and downed power lines in Louisiana, and forecasters said more states were in the bullseye.
Former death row inmate exonerated of murder graduates from North Texas college
A man sentenced to death for murder in Louisiana, who was later exonerated, received a college degree here in North Texas this weekend.
Louisiana sues California over alligator ban
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is suing the state of California over its decision to ban the import and sale of alligator products, saying the ban will hurt an important Louisiana industry and ultimately could hurt the state’s wetlands.
Police horse makes ‘nice list,’ goes holiday shopping at PetSmart
Looks like a police horse in Louisiana has made the "nice list" this holiday season.
New Orleans police: 11 wounded in French Quarter shooting; suspect detained
New Orleans police say 11 people were hit in an early morning shooting on the edge of the city’s famed French Quarter.