The mother of a student at a school in Louisiana was involved in a fight with other students after she was let into the school through a side door, according to witnesses. The fight reportedly happened at IDEA Bridge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at around 7 a.m. on Aug. 22 as students were waiting for...
A 10-year-old Louisiana boy was arrested after allegedly telling authorities that he fatally shot a former mayor and his adult daughter over the weekend. Police responded around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday to a home in Minden and found the bodies of former Minden councilman and interim mayor Joe Cornelius Sr., 82, and his daughter, 31-year-old...
On this day in history, Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana — causing massive destruction. Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast early that morning as a large Category 3 hurricane, according to multiple sources. Sustained winds were around 145 mph in southeast Louisiana. Katrina continued northward, affecting areas near...
Illegal migrants do not have the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment, a federal appealscourtin New Orleans has ruled, rejecting arguments by a Mexican man who was convicted ofillegally possessing a handgun and argued that thebanwas unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. CircuitCourtof Appealsruled on Tuesdaythat federal prohibitions on...
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed an executive order Tuesday preventing the use of critical race theory in Louisiana’s K-12 public education system. The governor’s office said Critical Race Theory (CRT) includes “divisive teachings that instruct students to view life through the lens of race and victimhood” and Landry believes students should be learning...
A man in the country illegally and accused of hitting and killing a New Orleans, Louisiana, journalist Friday was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) during a court hearing Tuesday, according to reports. Jorge Martinez-Sanchez, 29, was charged with negligent homicide, reckless operation of a vehicle and driving without a license in a crash...
A Fayetteville, Georgia, man was arrested in Louisiana on Thursday, after he allegedly killed his wife and burned her body before burying her under yard debris, according to authorities. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said Kenneth Hardin Junior faces homicide-related charges and was being held in St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana, pending extradition. In a...
Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry said on Sunday that if parents have a problem with the Ten Commandments being displayed in classrooms, they tell their kids “not to look” at them. Landry defended the controversial law during a Monday press conference that addressed how the Pelican State would counter a lawsuit that is arguing the...
New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick struck two pedestrians with her vehicle on Saturday night, injuring one of them, according to the police department. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Decatur and Iberville streets, police said, according to Fox 8. Both a man and a woman were struck in the...
The first female mayor of one Louisiana town resigned her post days before being charged with sexual relations with a juvenile.Mayor Misty Roberts Clanton, 42, stepped down as mayor of DeRidder, Louisiana nearly a week before allegations were levied against her by one juvenile victim.LSU’S JAVIEN TOVIANO ARRESTED ON VIDEO VOYEURISM CHARGESOn August 1, Clanton...
