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Shreveport, Louisiana shooting was 7th mass killing in 2026 - See full list
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (505+ words) Generic police tape file picture (Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images) The'tragic deaths'of eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana, were the latest in the line of mass killings across the United States. Less than four months into 2026, there have…...
Louisiana Republicans push to eliminate an elected office won by exonerated man
1+ week, 2+ day ago (263+ words) Calvin Duncan, a man imprisoned for almost 30 years before he was exonerated, won an election in New Orleans, but Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and a Republican-controlled Legislature are pushing to eliminate his job before he can be sworn into office....
Watch: Bank robber fakes limp, then runs off after Louisiana heist
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (222+ words) Police say a suspect pretending to limp carried out a real bank robbery in Louisiana on November 7. (Credit: Slidell Police Department via Storyful) SLIDELL, La. - A man disguised with a fake limp, cane, and neck brace robbed a Louisiana bank…...
Girls injured after reportedly falling from Ferris wheel at Louisiana carnival
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (306+ words) Two girls were injured when they fell from a Ferris wheel at a carnival in New Roads, Louisiana " about 35 miles northwest of Baton Rouge " local media said. (Credit: Eddie Jones via Storyful) Two girls were injured after they reportedly fell…...
Maps: New Orleans before & after Hurricane Katrina's floods
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (457+ words) BEFORE: New Orleans on August 26, 2000. (NASA image by Jesse Allen using data provided by USGS Center for EROS and the Landsat Project Science Office at Goddard Space Flight Center.) NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans 20 years ago, overpowering…...
Pregnant 17-year-old killed in Louisiana road rage shooting
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (290+ words) Suspect Barry West (Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office) A pregnant Louisiana teenager was killed Sunday when she was struck by a bullet fired from another vehicle in what police are calling a road rage shooting." According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's…...
Authorities raid home where New Orleans jail escapee appeared to shoot video pleading for help: source
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (617+ words) Authorities have raided the residence where one of the two remaining escapees from a New Orleans jail apparently shot an Instagram video proclaiming his innocence, according to a source close to the investigation." Antoine Massey, 33, was not located during the…...