Louisiana teen removed from life support after injury on high school football field

By Samantha Morgan
After three days in intensive care, a family had to make the painful decision to remove their 17-year-old from life support.

Morgan City man allegedly shakes infant son, causing critical brain injuries

By Rhett Guillot
A Morgan City father is behind bars after allegedly shaking his 3 and 1/2 month old baby and landing him in the hospital.

United Way of Acadiana Women's Leadership Council gives back to younger generation

By Brittany Bodden
The annual luncheon for the Women's Leadership Council was held today for women in the community that have an interest in early childhood education initiatives.  The council mails books each month to children in the community from birt

Powerball jackpot increased to $360 Million, third largest in history

By Louisiana Lottery
The Powerball jackpot for the May 15 drawing climbed to $360 million Tuesday, the third largest Powerball jackpot of all time.

Man pleas guilty to defrauding state’s tax program for film industry

By Samantha Morgan
A man pled guilty today to defrauding the state’s film tax credit program.

Powerball jackpot increased to $360 Million, third largest in history

By Louisiana Lottery
The Powerball jackpot for the May 15 drawing climbed to $360 million Tuesday, the third largest Powerball jackpot of all time.

AP blasts feds for phone records search

By Matt Smith and Joe Johns-CNN
 

Federal safety officials consider lowering blood alcohol level that constitutes drunk driving to 0.05

By Mike M. Ahlers CNN
A decade-old benchmark for determining when a driver is legally intoxicated -- the 0.08 blood-alcohol content rate -- should be lowered to 0.05, reducing the amount a motorist can imbibe before being presumed to be drunk, federal safety officia

Photographs give a glimpse of Ariel Castro's yard

By Randi Kaye - CNN
Bicycles. Barbed wire. A chain. Those are of just some of the items found in kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro's Cleveland yard, according to photographs taken over the weekend by a neighbor and obtained by CNN.

Judge: Good cause for insanity plea in Aurora shootings

By Jim Spellman-CNN
A judge said Monday there is good cause to let Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. But Judge Carlos Samour Jr.