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3-year-old dies after being found unresponsive in wheelchair at Ponchatoula care center: report

The child was found unresponsive in his chair at Pediatric Health Choice, a center that specializes in pediatric special needs services.

 

All 7 state inmates caught after escape from north Louisiana jail

Spokesman Ken Pastorick says the last was caught at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, about 10 hours after the escape.

 

Dusky gopher frog case heads to U.S. Supreme Court with support of local government leaders

About 100 adult dusky gopher frogs still live in the wild north of Gulfport.

 

Massachusetts teen killed when chimney from house explosion falls on car in Lawrence

An 18-year-old Lawrence man who was sitting in a car as gas lines began to explode in Lawrence was killed when a chimney from a house explosion fell on a car.

 

California gunman ID'd after killing ex-wife, four others and himself in shooting spree

Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood identified the killer as Javier Casarez during a news conference about the shootings.

 

Man arrested in traffic stop is indicted in 2003 kidnapping, attempted murder

Curtis Dickson, 38, was booked Aug. 8 in connection with the 2003 crime.

 

Appeals court upholds judge's dismissal of case after prosecutors take too long to go to trial

"We find the state fails to establish a justifiable reason for a 24-month delay, much less a four-year delay."

 

Gulf states would get a bigger share of offshore revenue, under bill that advanced in House

Louisiana, Texas, Alabama and Mississippi to share 50 percent of Gulf revenue, use it for restoration, hurricane and flood protection

 

Cantrell administration finding unfunded 'mushrooms' in budget

The Cantrell administration says it's finding expenses that weren't accounted for under former Mayor Mitch Landrieu.

 

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