La. police arrest 2 officers in autistic boy’s death
Louisiana investigators are combing through evidence in the shooting death earlier this week of a 6-year-old autistic boy after authorities charged two law enforcement officers in the shooting.
Man accused of shooting trooper had long criminal past
The man accused of gunning down a Louisiana state trooper who stopped to offer him roadside assistance spent much of the past two decades in and out of prison, including a stint for setting his mother’s house on fire.
AP Exclusive: Man who tackled shooting suspect: I’m no hero
It was a frightening and dangerous scene: A Louisiana state trooper lay bleeding on the ground as a man rifled through his pockets and tried to take the immobile officer’s handgun from his holster.
Police: Man who shot trooper told him he would ‘die soon’
A man accused of shooting a state trooper with a sawed-off shotgun told him afterward, “You’re lucky — you’re going to die soon,” according to the head of Louisiana State Police.
Police: Suspect in custody in Louisiana officer’s death
A man accused of killing a Shreveport police officer was arrested Thursday after a round-the-clock manhunt, police said.
Theater gunman built reputation as an angry provocateur
In 2014, facing eviction from his Alabama home, John Russell Houser set out to make sure no one else could ever live in that house.
Police: 3 dead in movie theater shooting, including gunman
A lone gunman sitting in a packed movie theater stood up about 20 minutes into the showing of “Trainwreck” and began firing into the crowd, killing two and wounding at least nine others Thursday night before fatally shooting himself, authorities said.
Dana Milbank: Episode shows how far we’ve come
I like a feeding frenzy as much as the next shark. But I can’t get a taste for Rep. Steve Scalise’s blood.
The Louisiana Republican, newly elected No. 3 in the House leadership, was recently discovered to have spoken to a group of white supremacists. Democrats see his offense as a scandal to be exploited.
McAllister aide among few with access to kiss tape
A top aide to a Louisiana congressman videotaped kissing a married woman who is not his wife was one of the few people with access to the leaked security footage that exposed the dalliance.
Police: Shooter embroiled in divorce
It might have appeared that Ben Freeman was trying to right some wrongs in his life in the months before police say he killed three people and himself.
Loyalty prevails in ‘Duck Dynasty’ hometown
“Faith. Family. Ducks.” It’s the unofficial motto for the family featured in the TV reality show Duck Dynasty and that homespun philosophy permeates nearly everything in this small north Louisiana town.
Police kill Louisiana bank hostage taker
A man who took hostages at a bank in rural Louisiana shot the two remaining hostages, killing one of them, before being shot and killed by police, authorities said.
Reality shows creating more gator hunting violations
Louisiana wildlife officials say alligator hunting violations are rising, and one reason appears to be the popularity of outdoor reality television shows.
Rescued Louisiana bear shot to death in Mississippi
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana black bear was so scrawny when it was captured rooting through garbage about about a year ago, officials sent it to a rescue center to get healthy. There, it filled out its frame to 104 pounds and taught an orphaned cub how to forage and fear people.