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• Search continues for Baton Rouge teen lost in rip current Play Video

  May 23, 2022 10:34 AM

  ORANGE BEACH, Ala. - A teenager from the capital area is missing after getting swept up in rough waters while on a beach trip this past weekend. Tyreke Walker was celebrating his birthday with family in Orange Beach when he disappeared Saturday. He turned 14 years old just days... more »

• Passport fees increase by $20 starting Monday

  December 27, 2021 1:28 PM

  The price of a passport is officially more expensive starting Monday. This change mirrors the rapid inflation Americans have seen throughout the past year, ABC News reports. The State Department announced via Twitter that the fee for a passport book will increase by $20 starting on Monday, and this... more »

• Teen & adult from Louisiana die at Destin beach less than a week apart

  September 6, 2021 12:18 PM

  DESTIN, Fla. - A Louisiana man visiting Florida was killed over the weekend after a group of swimmers was swept up in violent waters, just days after a teen from Louisiana died at the same popular vacation spot. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said a 58-year-old man died Saturday... more »

• Texas firefighter found dead outside of Cancun

  July 24, 2021 6:28 PM

  FORT WORTH - A Texas firefighter was found dead in Mexico, and local authorities said they found his body in a bathroom window. KTVT reported that firefighter Elijah Snow died Monday while vacationing 10 miles away from Cancun. Local officials said Snow's body was found in a hotel,... more »

• Alabama beach areas popular among La. crowd packed for July 4th weekend

  July 3, 2020 4:46 PM

  ORANGE BEACH, Alabama – Coastal beaches popular among Louisianans were packed for the holiday weekend. By Friday, hundreds – if not thousands – of people were already on the water in Orange Beach where boats were anchored on small islands in the coves along the Alabama coast. Beaches... more »

• Water pours into rooms, hallways after bizarre system failure aboard cruise ship Play Video

  May 4, 2018 5:16 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – The Carnival Dream, which operates cruises from New Orleans, experienced an issue with the fire suppression system that caused water to pour out of ceilings and walls. The water eruption started late Thursday. Fifty staterooms flooded, according to the cruise line. The ship was five... more »

• Ascension Parish couple's cruise ship nightmare highlighted in report about ship medical care

  February 9, 2018 10:45 AM

  GEISMAR – An Ascension Parish couple's honeymoon turned into a medical nightmare and was highlighted by a television report in New Orleans questioning the healthcare aboard cruise ships. “It’s just unfortunate,” Brant Aymond said of he and his new wife's Thanksgiving trip after their marriage last year. Aymond was... more »

• La. passengers aboard cruise ship experiencing problems in Gulf of Mexico

  August 11, 2017 5:38 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – Passengers from Louisiana with access to the internet shared pictures and messages about their cruise ship breaking down in the gulf this week. A message thread from one passenger started Thursday with a post about being “at a dead stop in the middle of the gulf.”... more »

• VIDEO: Fisherman catches huge hammerhead shark on Florida beach

  July 3, 2017 1:55 PM

  PANAMA CITY - A man returned home this weekend with quite the impressive fish story after he reeled in an enormous hammerhead shark. Curtis Williams, who was visiting from Birmingham, Alabama, was flying a drone over the shore when he saw the epic catch-and-release encounter. “[I was] vacationing... more »

• Family visiting South Florida hit by truck while walking

  March 27, 2017 2:09 PM

  DANIA BEACH, Fla. - A pickup truck struck a family of six tourists as they were walking back to their South Florida hotel Sunday night. The Sun Sentinel reports one woman's leg was severed and a 10-year-old also suffered serious leg injuries. Four people, including the 57-year-old driver, were... more »

• Gulf Shores alcohol ban in effect for Spring Break

  March 6, 2017 3:09 PM

  GULF SHORES, Ala. - A Spring Break alcohol ban went into effect in Gulf Shores over the weekend, meaning there's no alcohol allowed past the dunes at any Gulf Shores beaches. This year marks the second time the area has instituted the ban after last year's Spring Break got... more »

• Col. Mike Edmonson issues statement on LSP 'side trip'

  February 22, 2017 8:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson released a statement Wednesday addressing the investigation of four LSP officers who allegedly took a "side trip" with tax payer money. In the statement, Edmonson says that an inquiry has produced sufficient evidence to turn the matter over to Internal Affairs.... more »

• Report names St. Francisville first in top 10 small-town escapes

  November 2, 2016 12:52 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE – Just a short drive from the Baton Rouge Metro area sits one of the nation’s best small-town escapes, a new report says. GardenandGun.com named St. Francisville as the top small-town escapes. The website reviewed small towns that are less than 90 minutes away from a major... more »

• Before the weekend vacation check beach bacteria conditions here

  June 29, 2016 5:49 PM

  GULFPORT, Mississippi - Data available on the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality website indicates only one beach on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is flagged with an advisory due to probable high bacteria levels. Scientists said the Gulfport Harbor Beach near Pratt Avenue is under a water contact advisory due... more »