Louisiana

A mass of disorganized showers and thunderstorms is roiling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Anyone infected with the amoeba has a 97 percent chance of dying from it.

Corey Williams was 16 when he was accused of murder.

Keeven Robinson died after suffering "significant" trauma to his neck, preliminary findings in an autopsy have shown.

A brief fight between two inmates and two Louisiana State Penitentiary guards spilled over into an ongoing prison strike Wednesday.

Homicide investigator Michael Perez of the Houston Police Department said the descriptions of the two heads sound "real similar."

Evelyn Washington, 29, told Monroe Police that an unidentified male told her to break into the home.

A transgender Louisiana high school student who claimed her yearbook photos were pulled and she was barred from graduation for appearing “too feminine” was granted permission by the school district to have the pictures published.

Kenner Police said Billy Yoe Budier-Herrera was charged with an immigration detainer.

"The truth about all this can be found somewhere in the middle," Tom Schedler said of sexual assault allegations made against him.

That tragedy marked the 123rd child under the age of 11 killed or wounded in gunfire since January 1. It was also the second fatal shooting of a child shooting of that day.

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Deyshia Hargrave has said she believes the rough ejection was a breach of her First Amendment rights.

The woman died Tuesday after being mauled.

"So far in 3 years, only women have been removed from boardroom meetings," a board member told AP.

The Air Force released striking footage after deploying more than 2,000 airmen to assist in rescue and relief operations in areas hit by Hurricane Harvey.

Harvey is expected to bring 40 mph winds and up to 4 feet of water to Louisiana on Wednesday.

Downgraded to a tropical storm, Harvey has left thousands without power and in need of donations.

As the study notes, "perhaps worst case scenarios should be considered the new normal."

It was a Republican legislator’s third attempt to have Louisiana join 12 other states that don’t require permits.

Washed-out residents who didn't live in a flood zone also largely didn't carry insurance.

When a no-name storm can become a 500-year disaster, we should know that action is needed.

At least 13 people died, and thousands are still in shelters after historic storms.

Some rivers haven’t crested yet, and the flood warning has been extended to parishes that haven’t seen any flooding yet.

Rebuilding after events like Louisiana's floods will take predictive flood maps, and insurance that actually reflects the increasing risks of climate change.

Three dead and thousands rescued as storms batter the Gulf Coast.

Louisiana is rapidly losing land to rising sea levels, forcing many families to move or rebuild.