Her body was found in Bankston Cemetery in the woods behind Hammond High School. No one has ever been arrested.

SoLAcc's new apprenticeship pairs paid work with classroom hours as a nuclear fabrication plant eyes 500 jobs nearby.

William Dennis Boyd of Jonesville faces two counts of sexual battery of a juvenile and a carnal knowledge charge.

Tensley Gross, 18, who left her Ferriday school on foot Wednesday morning, was found safe at 9:50 p.m. on Oct. 15, 2026.

The Historic opens Thursday in Baton Rouge with pesto hummus, boudin links and a nod to the old glass block bar.

Ascension Parish is adding solar-powered beacons and rumble strips to two Stringer Bridge Road intersections that saw dozens of crashes, including one fatal wreck.

Forterra will run the autonomous-systems program for Fort Johnson's opposing force, aiming to cut the gear soldiers must juggle mid-fight.

Hayden McKenzie, 23, was back in a Livingston Parish cell after a woman reported a 2024 assault just days after his first arrest.

Prequalification letters scheduled for mailing Friday will outline potential payments for storm-battered fishing businesses statewide.

Alton St. Julian, 51, allegedly fired at deputies before vanishing into the woods near Vinton — a manhunt ended hours later.

A Bell City head-on wreck and a Sulphur I-10 pileup killed two men hours apart on the same day.

Ascension Parish has a deal for land near River Parishes Community College, and a District 6 councilman wants gambling revenue to help pay for it.

LSU found a football player committed forcible rape, then let him keep playing. Now Baton Rouge prosecutors want the records.