Louisiana State Police Troop D will have additional troopers on patrol this Labor Day holiday.  

U.S. Senator David Vitter today called on Charlie Melancon to apologize to the large number of tea party members and voters in Louisiana for comparing them to the fringe, far-left activist group MoveOn.org.

An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months.

Detectives in Baton Rouge are trying to sort out just how four teenagers came to be shot Wednesday night on Conrad Street. Sergeant Don Kelly says one of the victims, 20-year-old Dexter Varise, is believed to have been fatally shot after he got out of a parked vehicle and fired on two suspects in dreadlocks who shot and wounded three other teens during an attempted robbery. The two suspects fled and Kelly says one may have been shot in the exchange of gunfire with Varise.

Charges have been reduced for a Ferriday teen accused of killing his parents and a friend last year. A Concordia parish grand jury dropped Connor Woods three counts of 1st degree murder, to 2nd degree murder. His trial starts in April.

LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux is no longer suspended, but he is being kept from joining his teammates in spring practice. However, the junior from Reserve will soon be back on the field, and head coach Les Miles says there's a chance Perrilloux will see some playing time in the April 5th spring game in Tiger Stadium.

A bench-clearing brawl in Miami made news as the Marlins outslugged the Nationals 16-10 Wednesday night. 

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Arizona's controversial Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Israelis and Palestinians have now planned to meet for peace talks every two weeks.