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• No lifeguard on duty when toddler from Port Allen drowned at Margaritaville resort Play Video

  May 23, 2022 10:56 AM

  BILOXI, Miss. - A 2-year-old from Louisiana drowned in a hotel swimming pool at Biloxi's Margaritaville resort Sunday. According to WLOX , the child was rushed to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead around 5 p.m. that same day. No other details on what led to... more »

• Officials recover body of Livingston Parish man who drowned in Bogue Chitto River

  August 10, 2021 5:41 PM

  FRANKLINTON - A man from Livingston Parish is one of two people who recently died in separate drowning incidents at a river in eastern Louisiana. The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office said the latest drowning happened Aug. 9 and involved a man from Livingston Parish who was tubing in the... more »

• Authorities recover 12-year-old child's body from Calcasieu River

  June 13, 2017 4:19 PM

  OBERLIN - The search for a 12-year-old who went missing along the Calcasieu River over the weekend has come to an end Tuesday. According to a report from KATC, Garrick Neil Jr. was found dead in the river around 10:45 a.m.. According to the family, the child and... more »

• Zachary man dies in crash on LA 22 in Sorrento

  June 9, 2017 6:06 PM

  SORRENTO – A Zachary man is dead following a single vehicle crash on LA 22, east of LS 936, in Ascension Parish. According to Louisiana State Police, the crash took the life of 34-year-old Dustin Good. The crash occurred on Friday around 3 a.m. when Good was traveling west... more »

• Houma man dies in crash on LA 182

  May 30, 2017 12:05 PM

  HOUMA – A crash on LA 182 in Houma took the life of a 52-year-old man on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred as Ricky Bergeron was traveling east on LA 182 in a 2002 Dodge Durango. According to Louisiana State Police, for reasons still under investigation, Bergeron crossed the... more »

• Scotlandville High honors 17-year-old cancer victim at graduation ceremony Play Video

  May 23, 2017 3:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Scotlandville High School honored one of its students at its graduation ceremony Tuesday after he passed away over the weekend. Jerome Singleton, a 17-year-old student at Scotlandville High, died Sunday after his battle with an aggressive form of cancer known as Rhabdomyosarcoma. Singleton passed away... more »

• 64-year-old man dies after crash on LA 73

  March 3, 2017 6:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A two-vehicle crash on LA 73 claimed the life of a 64-year-old man on Thursday. The crash occurred around 10 a.m. when William Alford was traveling southbound on LA 73 in a Ford F-150. According to Louisiana State Police, 52-year-old David Anderson was traveling northbound on LA... more »

• Humane Society investigates dying horse after photo goes viral

  January 19, 2017 5:28 PM

  POINTE COUPEE- A picture of a dying horse taken by a concerned citizen has prompted the Humane Society of Louisiana to review parish investigative procedures and protocols. According to the Humance Society, several parish entities, individuals and departments were alerted to the condition of the horse while it was... more »

• Driver dies in crash on Hwy. 955 near Ethel

  December 5, 2016 12:41 PM

  EAST FELCIANA - The East Feliciana Sheriff's Office reported a fatal crash outside of Ethel on Monday around 10 a.m. According to State Police, one of the drivers, 33-year-old Kristy Weatherman, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Highway 955 west of Highway 19 outside of... more »

• Valery Watts, founder and owner of V. Watts Furniture, dies at 83

  November 25, 2016 6:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Valery "V" Watts, founder and owner of V. Watts Furniture died Thursday at Baton Rouge General. He was 83 years old. Along with V. Watts Furniture, Watts was the founder and owner of V. Watts Autioneers and V. Watts Trade Mart in Livingston. Watts was... more »

• Edgar 'Dooky' Chase, of legendary N.O. restaurant family, dies at 88

  November 23, 2016 12:41 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – Edgar "Dooky" Chase, Jr. husband of Leah Chase who together built their famous New Orleans restaurant, has died. Chase was 88 years old. WWLTV reports that Mr's Chase's daughter, Stella Reese, said her father passed away Tuesday afternoon. Chase was the second child of Edgar... more »

• Man injured during officer-involved shooting in Plaquemine dies

  September 7, 2016 6:16 PM

  PLAQUEMINE – A man has died after being injured during an officer-involved shooting in Plaquemine that took place on Aug. 11. According to Louisiana State Police, the man involved in the shooting was 54-year-old Tommy Seneca. Seneca was injured after deputies responded to a shots fired call at a... more »

• Phyllis Schlafly, social conservative movement figure, dies at 92

  September 5, 2016 7:59 PM

  Washington - Phyllis Schlafly, a prominent anti-feminist and early leader of the social conservative movement, died Monday at the age of 92 at her home in St. Louis. Schlafly, an outspoken voice against the liberalism of the 1960's and 1970's, was a towering figure in what emerged as the... more »

• 16-year-old dies in crash

  May 4, 2013 6:00 PM

  SORRENTO, La. - A 16-year-old died in a single-vehicle crash around noon Saturday on I-10 westbound in Ascension Parish, according to Louisiana State Police. State Troopers say Gary Clark, Jr. was a passenger in a 2006 Cadillac CTS westbound on I-10 when the car ran off the roadway and... more »

• Unrestrained Gonzales man dies in crash

  May 4, 2013 10:53 AM

  DUTCHTOWN, La. - A 21-year-old Gonzales resident died in a two-vehicle crash on LA Hwy 74 near Bluff Rd. shortly before 6:45 p.m. Saturday, according to Louisiana State Police Tpr. Jared Sandifer. Sandifer says Adam Lambert was driving a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer eastbound on LA Hwy 74 when he... more »