WATSON - State Police said the driver killed in an afternoon wreck in Livingston Parish wasn't wearing their seat belt.
Troopers said Walter C. Phillips Jr., 60, of Greenwell Springs died in the wreck on La. 1019 in Watson.
Investigators said Phillips went off the road while going... more »
BATON ROUGE - A State Police report said Brett Gerald, the man accused of driving drunk and killing seven people in a wreck, told investigators he'd been drinking for several hours at a local golf course.
The report says following the crash, Gerald told investigators he was at the... more »
BATON ROUGE - A 15-year-old died Friday night after sustaining injuries in a crash in Slaughter that left five others dead. His 13-year-old brother remains in critical condition, according to the victims family.
State Police said the man accused causing the crash in East Feliciana Parish had a blood... more »
EAST FELICIANA PARISH- Five people are dead after and two others seriously injuried after a car wreck on Highway 67, in East Feliciana Parish.
Marcus Rogers, saw it all. As he walked inside his home, he saw something coming down the street which didn't look right.
"The driver... more »
TERREBONNE – A three-vehicle crash in Terrebonne Parish killed a Houma man Monday afternoon, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers said 51-year-old Herbert Jackson died from his injuries, and was not wearing his seat belt when the wreck happened. Investigators said Jackson was driving his pickup north on LA 24... more »
Louisiana State Police say two drivers and a passenger died after an SUV clipped a pickup truck at high speed early Friday in Terrebonne Parish. Trooper Bryan Zeringue says both vehicles careened into trees and the SUV hit a house. He identifies those killed as 24-year-old Robert Short of Gibson,... more »
BATON ROUGE - The American Medical Association is classifying obesity as a disease, and doctors around the capital city are backing the move.
Tuesday,... more »
WASHINGTON- The head of the Associated Press claims the Department of Justice violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone... more »
LOS ANGELES- James Gandolfini, the actor famous for his role in "The Sopranos," died in Italy Wednesday.
The 51-year-old was vacationing in Rome, HBO... more »