Police have arrested a man accused of fatally stabbing his roommate. Officials with the Lafayette Police Department say 37-year-old Donald Pomier stabbed 44-year-old Walter Rideau to death with a knife early Friday morning at their home in the 500 block of Golman Street. Pomier is being held in the Lafayette Parish Jail for second-degree murder.
The Franklin Parish District Attorney's Office says a grand jury will consider allegations that Winnsboro's animal shelter kept dogs in illegal conditions.
New Orleans Police say they have made no arrests so far in a Sunday shooting following the Black Men of Labor second line parade that left one woman dead and four injured.
A three-alarm fire in mid-New Orleans injures five people, four of them firefighters.
A Baton Rouge Metro Council member wants the parish to boost a public awareness campaign against men who wear their pants so low that their boxer shorts show.
A state report shows increasing success in Louisiana's program to reduce the nutria population.
President Obama is expected to announce a new six-year plan to improve the nation's infrastructure today.
The man long thought to be responsible for the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway has reportedly confessed to extorting money from the Alabama teen's family.
The popular Internet advertising site Craigslist has stopped posting "adult services" listings.
Top seed Rafael Nadal was an easy third-round winner at the U.S. Open tennis tournament yesterday.
Most people don't think Jennifer Grey has an unfair advantage on the upcoming season of "Dancing With the Stars."
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