Louisiana

Here’s how a US woman caught an 11-foot tall alligator

It was caught after an hour-long struggle Read More

Why Hurricane Ida crippled the New Orleans power grid

Hurricane Ida's 150-mph winds crippled a Louisiana electric grid already vulnerable from aging transmission lines,… Read More

Rescue operations underway in Louisiana as Ida death toll expected to rise

NEW ORLEANS: Nearly all of Louisiana lost electrical power on Monday after one of the… Read More

Thick swarms of mosquitoes killing livestock in US after Hurricane Laura

The insects have moved into more populated areas after Hurricane Laura hit the state in… Read More

Storm Barry takes aim at Louisiana, could roar ashore as hurricane

The large storm system currently in the Gulf of Mexico brings heavy rains, a potential… Read More

Hurricane Harvey makes landfall again, hitting Louisiana

LOUISIANA: Five days after slamming into Texas as a major hurricane, Harvey made a second… Read More

Trump vows full response to Harvey’s ‘epic’ flooding in Texas

HOUSTON: U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Texas on Tuesday and vowed the federal government… Read More

VIDEO: Alligator arrested, ‘handcuffed’ by US wildlife officers

In a rare act of reptile capturing, wildlife officials in Louisiana dragged a trespassing alligator… Read More

US zydeco music star Stanley ‘Buckwheat’ Dural dies at 68

WASHINGTON: The American accordionist Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr., who brought wider attention to the Creole… Read More

Baton Rouge shooter was ex-Marine who denied ties to any group

WASHINGTON: The gunman who killed three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday was… Read More

Trump, Clinton win Louisiana on night of split US votes

WASHINGTON: Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders scored key victories Saturday in their White House… Read More

Lack of orange juice leads Louisiana man to shoot son in buttocks

BATON ROUGE: A Louisiana man was in custody on Monday after shooting his 18-year-old son in… Read More