State News
UPDATE: New Orleans jail worker thought he was unclogging a toilet, not helping 10 escape, lawyer says
Ten men who broke out of a New Orleans jail last week clogged a toilet to get the ... Read more
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Crime
La. lawmaker arrested on DWI, child endangerment charges after single-car crash
A Louisiana lawmaker is facing criminal charges after striking a concrete barrier while allegedly driving impaired with his ... Read more
Crime
New Orleans jail worker is charged after admitting he helped inmates to escape
A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested on accusations that he turned water off to a ... Read more
State News
Video of the Nottoway Plantation fire sparks jubilation. It’s about anger and pain over slavery, too
After a fire engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War houses in ... Read more
Crime
Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 remain on the lam
Officials increased the reward for the capture of seven inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail by fleeing ... Read more
National News
Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen by doctors last ... Read more
World News
Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after less than 2 hours with deal to swap POWs but no ceasefire
The first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow’s 2022 invasion ended after less than two hours Friday, and ... Read more
Business
A rare warning from Walmart during a US trade war: Higher prices are inevitable
Walmart, which became the nation’s largest retailer by making low prices a priority, has found itself in a ... Read more
Crime
Judge reduces Menendez brothers’ murder sentences, putting them a step closer to freedom
Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a new shot at freedom after 35 years behind bars for murdering their ... Read more
Sports
MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible
Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible ... Read more