Governor Bobby Jindal says the owners of a burning oil rig told him the fire's "contained and mostly burned out." 

According to US Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer John Edwards multiple helicopters have been dispatched to Vermillion Rig 380 in Vermillion Bay. 

State police say two people from Delcambre have been arrested on child pornography charges after returning to the U.S.  Authorities say 34-year-old and his fiancee, Christina Bourque, fled the country before troopers were able to obtain arrest warrants on them. 

The U.S. Department of Education awards a 170-million-dollar grant to a consortium of 26 states, including Louisiana, to develop new common assessments for public school students.

An early morning fire Thursday in the 2200 block of Curtis Street kept Baton Rouge firefighters busy for a while. 

Baton Rouge police report that officers responded to a shooting about 3:30 Thursday morning in the 1500 block of North Marque Ann Drive where they found a black male lying in a parking lot who had been shot. 

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.