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Louisiana Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow dead at 41 from COVID-19

Louisiana Congressman-Elect Luke Letlow dead at 41 from COVID-19

Luke Letlow, Louisiana's newest Republican member of the U.S. House, died Tuesday night from complications related to COVID-19 only days before being sworn into office. He was 41 years old.

December 29, 2020
Man jailed for life over $20 marijuana sale released after 12 years

Man jailed for life over $20 marijuana sale released after 12 years

Fate Winslow was approached by undercover officers in 2008 and they asked where to buy some marijuana. He borrowed a bike, found some marijuana, and gave it to officers who then gave him $5. He got life in prison.

December 17, 2020
41 attendees of swingers convention in New Orleans test positive for COVID-19

41 attendees of swingers convention in New Orleans test positive for COVID-19

Bob Hannaford, the organizer of the annual Naughty in N'awlins swingers gathering wrote in a blog post that "If I could go back in time, I would not produce this event again."

December 1, 2020
Black man serving life for stealing hedge clippers paroled in Louisiana

Black man serving life for stealing hedge clippers paroled in Louisiana

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.

October 15, 2020
Hurricane Delta makes landfall on southwestern coast of Louisiana

Hurricane Delta makes landfall on southwestern coast of Louisiana

Hurricane Delta is spinning across the Gulf of Mexico toward an expected landfall in coming hours along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

October 9, 2020
New Orleans officer accused of molesting teen whose sex assault he was investigating, report says

New Orleans officer accused of molesting teen whose sex assault he was investigating, report says

A New Orleans police officer is behind bars, accused of molesting a teenage girl while he was investigating a separate sexual assault case in which she was the victim.

September 29, 2020
Police: 3 brothers accused of raping 10-year-old girl; 1 is on the run

Police: 3 brothers accused of raping 10-year-old girl; 1 is on the run

Police in Kenner, Louisiana, say three brothers have been accused of raping a 10-year-old girl after forcing their way into a bathroom where she was hiding.

September 15, 2020
Oldest living WWII veteran celebrates 111th birthday

Oldest living WWII veteran celebrates 111th birthday

A man considered to be the nation's oldest living World War II veteran celebrated his 111th birthday this weekend.

September 13, 2020
3 arrested in attack on teenage Chili's worker enforcing coronavirus rules, police say

3 arrested in attack on teenage Chili's worker enforcing coronavirus rules, police say

The 17-year-old hostess told news outlets she was working at a Baton Rouge Chili’s last weekend when a party of 11 people arrived and wanted to be seated together.

August 14, 2020
Restaurant patrons, workers join in singing 'Amazing Grace' to Louisiana man dying of brain tumor

Restaurant patrons, workers join in singing 'Amazing Grace' to Louisiana man dying of brain tumor

A man dying of a brain tumor in Louisiana was honored in his favorite restaurant by employees, friends, and family, who sang him ‘Amazing Grace’ on Sunday, July 26.

July 29, 2020
Dollar General workers lock in convicted sex offender wanted for murder in Louisiana

Dollar General workers lock in convicted sex offender wanted for murder in Louisiana

Workers at a Dollar General store recognized a convicted sex offender accused of killing two teenagers and kidnapping a third — and locked him in after quietly escorting other customers out.

July 20, 2020
Man arrested for swimming in Bass Pro Shops fish tank says he was seeking TikTok fame

Man arrested for swimming in Bass Pro Shops fish tank says he was seeking TikTok fame

A man was arrested after video surfaced of him swimming in a giant fish tank at a Bass Pro Shops store in Louisiana. 

June 30, 2020
Pregnant woman dies of COVID-19, doctors manage to save baby

Pregnant woman dies of COVID-19, doctors manage to save baby

A pregnant woman from Baton Rouge passed away Thursday due to complications from COVID-19, but doctors at Woman’s Hospital successfully delivered her baby,

June 26, 2020
'Itty bitty gator rolls': Baby gators use defensive move to eat fish scraps in Louisiana pond

'Itty bitty gator rolls': Baby gators use defensive move to eat fish scraps in Louisiana pond

Floridians have lived around alligators long enough to know and witness the death roll, a defensive move by the reptiles -- usually seen when they are captured by a trapper. However, for some baby gators, it was to help chow down on a fresh pile of fish scraps. 

June 9, 2020
Louisiana cop fired for suggesting it was 'unfortunate' coronavirus hadn't killed more black people: report

Louisiana cop fired for suggesting it was 'unfortunate' coronavirus hadn't killed more black people: report

A Louisiana police department apologized and one of its officers was fired over a Facebook comment suggesting he thought it was “unfortunate” more black people have not died from the coronavirus.

May 28, 2020
Louisiana pastor who flouted social distancing urges Americans to donate stimulus checks to his church

Louisiana pastor who flouted social distancing urges Americans to donate stimulus checks to his church

Using #PastorSpellStimulusChallenge, Pastor Tony Spell is asking members of his congregation and other Americans to donate the stimulus money they received from the federal government to his church's fund designated to help evangelists, missionaries, and music ministers.

April 22, 2020
Louisiana pastor who flouted social distancing urges Americans to donate stimulus checks to his church

Louisiana pastor who flouted social distancing urges Americans to donate stimulus checks to his church

A pastor in Louisiana is asking congregants and other Americans to donate their stimulus checks to his church.

April 22, 2020
Matthew McConaughey, wife Camila donate 80K face masks to first-responders

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.

April 13, 2020
Louisiana’s youngest COVID-19 victim: a premature baby who lived for one day

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.

April 6, 2020
Body of person killed in New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse left exposed

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.

January 23, 2020
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