A retired combat soldier and Purple Heart recipient is credited with taking down “the largest (bear) ever harvested in Louisiana,” according to state officials.

A joint investigation by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office and other local agencies revealed the man was handing off the stolen checks to be cashed. Surveillance video also captured someone in a white Toyota Camry stealing checks from mailboxes, according to authorities.

Two teen girls sent their friends screenshots of sexual messages from a male high school teacher — but the messages were fake, Louisiana authorities said. The teacher at Central Lafourche High School has been cleared of wrongdoing as deputies said phone records revealed the two students tried to frame him.

(WVLA) — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH ... View the latest Weather Alerts in the Kansas City region on FOX4 Since March, 66 confirmed bird flu infections have been reported in the U.S., but previous illnesses have been mild and most have ...

Louisiana authorities are clearing homeless encampments around the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans ahead of next month’s Super Bowl.

Because the Chiefs clinched the No. 1 seed in Week 17, head coach Andy Reid rested quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce, and the bulk of the team's key starters against the Denver Broncos in the regular season finale.