Louisiana

A McDonald’s franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws and has hired more than 80 minors in two states, the U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday.

Louisiana couple Sheila and Clay Fletcher have been re-indicted on second-degree murder charges for the death of their 36-year-old daughter who was found "melted" into a feces-covered couch and weighing less than 100 pounds, records show.

At 5 inches long, Zoey's tongue is longer than a soda can, according to Guinness World Records.

Court documents allege the franchise owner knew the Arby's freezer door was broken and did not fix it, causing the employee's death in Louisiana.

After about a minute of unsuccessful swatting, Kenny Bellau reached for "something a little more lethal."

Dennis Maliq Barnes, who goes by Maliq, made headlines in previous weeks after he was rewarded more than $9 million in scholarships, but since then, he’s surpassed that amount with more than $10 million in scholarship offers.

Maliq Barnes, 16, was accepted to 175 colleges and universities and was offered more than $9 million in scholarships from more than 125 different schools.

The Robinson R-44 helicopter went out at 2 a.m. to help with a pursuit and never returned.

More than 17 years after a Six Flags park in New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, developers believe they can revive the abandoned site with a new project.

Investigators in Baton Rouge want to talk to the person who may have been the last to see 42-year-old Nathan Millard man alive.

One of the victims injured in the shooting was a child, police said, adding that a suspect was taken into custody at the scene.

The 52-year-old passenger was going to board a plane bound for Houston.

Louisiana authorities on Thursday charged Shreveport Police Officer Alexander Tyler with negligent homicide in the death of Alonzo Bagley.

A doorbell camera captured the chaos that ensued.

According to the Zoosiana, located in Broussard, the individual targeted facilities of smaller primates and specifically compromised the squirrel monkey exhibit.

The victims were all inside the nightclub when they were shot, police said.

Louisiana authorities said Briana Lacost admitted to stabbing her boyfriend after she “ripped” him from the bed for urinating on himself.

In the last two years, more than 20 companies have gone under or withdrawn from the state.