FRESNO, Calif. - The humane society says a landmark $500 million settlement has been reached in a slaughterhouse abuse case that led to the biggest meat recall in U.S. history in 2008. The federal civil court settlement announced by the Humane Society of the United States on Friday is the... more »
Some cows on the way to a slaughterhouse made a break for it when the truck transporting them overturned in Michigan. Police say the escapees hoofed it over highway guardrails, forced traffic to detour and caused at least one wreck. All but five of the wayward cows were rounded up.... more »
WASHINGTON D.C. - Louisiana's $3.5 billion sugarcane and sugar mill industries could breathe a sigh of relief after an effort to effectively end the federal... more »
BATON ROUGE - State emergency officials scheduled a demonstration today of a new emergency alert system which uses FM radios to let the public know... more »
BATON ROUGE - People getting ready for hurricane season will get a break if they buy supplies this weekend.
The annual Hurricane Preparedness Sales... more »
MOORE, Okla. - The first of the funerals is scheduled today following the deadly tornado in Moore, Okla. It will be for 9-year-old Antonia Candelaria,... more »
BATON ROUGE - The Department of Transportation and Development said they're studying the area around the Assumption Parish sinkhole for a possible alternate highway in... more »