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A 36-year-old Louisiana man has been arrested after police say he assaulted a 9-year-old boy following an argument over a haircut. According to an affidavit of probable cause, Alcender Angelo Williams Jr., 36, was arrested by the Monroe Police Department…

The Covington Police Department says missing teenager Jeremi Lee Brock Jr. has been found safe. Police had been asking for the public’s help locating Brock, who was last seen in the Covington area on July 4, 2026, around 11 p.m.…

Emergency crews are responding to the 700 block of Conti Street in New Orleans after reports of a possible underground transformer fire. Authorities are asking the public to avoid the area while firefighters and other emergency personnel work the scene.…

A Slidell man was killed Friday night in a two-vehicle crash in Marion County, Mississippi. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 10:00 p.m. on July 3 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and Ward…

A Baton Rouge mother has been arrested after her 14-month-old son was hospitalized with a blood alcohol content of 0.305%, a level considered life-threatening. According to investigators, 27-year-old Genesis Harrell called 911 on May 18 after noticing her son was…

The body of Wade Jones, 80, of Arkansas, has been recovered from Lake Isabel Farm in Washington Parish following an extensive search. Authorities had been searching the area after Jones reportedly went missing in the water. The recovery was made…

The Louisiana Supreme Court has put a stop, at least for now, to the criminal case against Attorney General Liz Murrill, halting proceedings just one day after an Orleans Parish grand jury indicted her on 16 felony counts. The charges,…

As families head to the beach for Independence Day celebrations, health officials are reminding the public to be aware of Vibrio vulnificus, a rare but potentially deadly bacterium that thrives in warm saltwater and brackish water. While infections remain uncommon,…

It is one of the more remarkable coincidences in American history: three U.S. presidents died on July 4, the nation’s Independence Day. Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, at the age of 83. As the principal author of the…

An unusual sight over Venezuela has captured the attention of people around the world after the skies above Caracas turned a deep crimson red just days after powerful earthquakes struck the country. Photos and videos of the dramatic sky quickly…