Authorities in Iberia Parish and LA State Police are looking for Paul Stanley Collins Jr. who is accused of shooting to death his estranged wife - the mother of his two children.

The government is doling out $20-million to farmers in eight states, including Louisiana, to create habitats for migratory birds whose usual Gulf wintering spots may be fouled by the massive BP oil spill.

Louisiana is entering the grip of a summer heat wave for the weekend and into next week.

It's tax day, and post offices across the state will have extra staff on hand for extended hours to accomodate those who've waited till the deadline to file their returns. Shreveport Postmaster Lavelle Pepper says there's no doubt they'll be busy on what's become known by many as "Procrastinators' Day". Pepper says while he won't presume to give anyone tax advice, he does have a tip for mailing that tax return. He says to remember it's heavier than the standard letter, and The IRS can assess you penalties for late filing if your return doesn't get there due to insufficient postage.

The sentencing phase of the Anthony Bell mass murder trial ground to an indefinite halt Monday afternoon in Baton Rouge on the orders of the Louisiana Supreme Court. The state's highest court issued a temporary stay of any further proceedings "pending further order" of the justices after Bell's court re-appointed defense attorneys sought more time to prepare for the penalty phase of the trial. The 27-year-old Bell, who defended himself during the criminal trial, was found guilty late Friday night of murdering four in-laws at a church in May 2006 and kidnapping his wife and murdering her at an apartment complex on the same day. He's facing a possible death sentence or life in prison.

A federal grand jury hands down eight indictments in four cases related to the U-S Postal Service. U-S Attorney David Dugas says those charged range from a Baton Rouge post office employee filing a bogus Katrina claim with FEMA, to a mail truck driver stealing checks from the mail sacks he was transporting. Another indictment accuses 20-year-old Jimmie Armstrong of Baton Rouge of tossing more than 100 pieces of mail into a trash bin.

Here's a look at stories making national news.

A new national poll finds former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is currently the Republican with the chance of defeating President Obama in 2012. 

Arizona has filed an appeal in the federal lawsuit which resulted in an injunction against portions of the state's new immigration law.