‘I died and came back’: 12-year-old recovers from virus
As her desperately sick daughter was being airlifted to a hospital, Jennifer Daly was thinking about all the parts of life that still lay ahead for her 12-year-old and whether she’d ever experience them: Would she get to fall in love? Would she get the chance to get married and have her own children?
Pastor defies house arrest, holds church with 100 congregants in spite of stay-at-home order
Louisiana pastor Tony Spell defied house arrest on Sunday and held a church service with more than 100 congregants present.
One-eyed squirrel of Instagram fame released back into the wild
Willamina the one-eyed squirrel of Instagram fame has been returned to nature.
SEC players dominate remote NFL draft
Players from the SEC dominated this year's NFL draft.
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.
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.
At least six dead, 300 homes damaged as strong storms hit Mississippi, Louisiana
Storms killed at least six people in Mississippi and destroyed 300 homes in Louisiana.
Newborn dies after coronavirus-positive mom goes into preterm labor
A 1-day-old baby in Louisiana died on Monday after the child’s mother was admitted to the hospital last week with novel coronavirus symptoms and went into preterm labor.
Texas state troopers to patrol Louisiana state line, require 'everyone stopped' to isolate
Texas state troopers will patrol highways along the Louisiana state line and will require "everyone stopped" in those cars to self-isolate.
Delta Air Lines offering free flights to medical volunteers heading to COVID-19 hot spots
Delta Air Lines is offering free flights to medical volunteers who want to assist crews in COVID-19 hot spots.
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.
Detainees put in 'filthy, cramped' holding cell for days amid COVID-19 outbreak, lawsuit claims
A surveillance photo from the jail appears to show a group of more than a dozen detainees held up in a cell for up to 16 days, the lawsuit claims.
New Orleans offering drive-thru coronavirus testing as city screeches to a halt
New Orleans has some of the country's first drive-thru coronavirus testing locations, for a sobering reason: the city has more than 300 coronaviruses cases so far.
Police: Driver caught driving with tabs that expired back in 1997
Police in one Louisiana town say its officers recently managed to catch a driver who was driving on tabs that have expired.
Waukegan man wanted for sex assault arrested in Louisiana after trying to escape through chicken coop
In February, deputies learned that Colindres-Galeano was hiding in Covington, Louisiana, the sheriff’s office said.
Brawl ensues after someone asks a woman to lift her shirt in exchange for Mardi Gras beads
A man was arrested and two people hurt after a brawl ensued in New Orleans when someone asked a woman to expose her breasts in exchange for Mardi Gras beads.
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.
New Orleans police issue arrest warrant for Odell Beckham Jr.
The New Orleans Police Department issued a warrant for the arrest of Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on a complaint of simple battery Thursday, officials said.
President Trump welcomed with chants of '4 more years' before LSU, Clemson game
The crowd also broke into chants of “USA, USA.”
At least 9 dead as severe storm sweeps through the South, thousands without power
Several people have died as severe storms have swept across parts of the U.S. South, bringing high winds and unrelenting rain.