Missing girl, 14, left in the woods by a man she met online: sheriff

A Louisiana man is facing multiple charges after reportedly driving to Tennessee to pick up a 14-year-old girl, then abandoning her in the woods with only a tent, food and water.

Watch: Police chase ends with tractor takedown

Police in Louisiana said the tractor had been reported stolen earlier that morning.

New Orleans parade marred by shootings: 2 dead, 10  injured

New Orleans police say they're investigating after two people were killed and 10 others were wounded in two separate shootings along a parade route.

Mother accused of abandoning child on highway and falsely reporting kidnapping

A Louisiana mother has been charged after falsely reporting the kidnapping of her child, whom she allegedly ran over and abandoned on a highway.

TikTok star 'Mr. Prada' arrested after Louisiana therapist found dead wrapped in tarp

Terryon Ishmael Thomas, who is known as “Mr. Prada," was arrested earlier this week in connection to the death of a therapist after police found the man’s body along a Louisiana highway.

Hurricane Francine makes landfall in southern Louisiana

Hurricane Francine barreled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday evening as a category 2 storm, making landfall with destructive 100 mph winds and dangerous storm surge along the Bayou state's coastline.

Francine strengthens into hurricane as Texas, Louisiana rush preparations

Hurricane Francine has intensified into a Category 1 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday.

Louisiana boy, 10, arrested in double homicide of former mayor, his daughter

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.

Lana Del Rey's rumored boyfriend is a Louisiana swamp tour guide

Grammy-nominated singer Lana Del Rey has been spotted holding hands and dining out with a Louisiana airboat captain and alligator tour guide.

8-year-old twins abducted from New Orleans sushi bar found safe

One of the girls suffers from a life-threatening medical condition and needs medication that she does not currently have.

Mother tells reporter why she killed son after 4-year-old's body found in lake

After a 4-year-old was found dead at an interstate welcome center and his brother found crawling in a ditch nearby, their mother told reporters why she did it.

Louisiana classrooms must display Ten Commandments under new law

Louisiana is now the first state in the nation to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom - from kindergarten to state-funded universities.

Two booked for murder after Amber Alert for Louisiana children, 4-year-old dead

Hours after Louisiana State Police issued an Amber Alert for two kidnapped children whose mother was brutally murdered, police discovered the body of a 4-year-old girl.