Louisiana, Texas Could Face Flash Flooding From Upcoming Storm

A tropical system is expected to scrape across the southern Gulf Coast over the next couple of days, bringing with it the threat of heavy rainfall. Currently, Louisiana looks to have the greatest chance of downpours that could cause flooding. The National …

Louisiana Tech joins Sun Belt Conference

From The Sun Belt Conference: NEW ORLEANS (WDAM) - The Sun Belt Conference announced Tuesday the addition of Louisiana Tech University into the league after a unanimous vote of the Sun Belt CEOs. Louisiana Tech will join the Sun Belt Conference no later …

New federal law could help Louisiana’s fentanyl fight

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It’s been eight years since Millie Harvey died of a fentanyl overdose. “She had a big heart, and I know she wouldn’t have wanted this to happen to anybody else,” said her mother, Lilly Harvey. Since her daughter’s death, Harvey …

Louisiana Tech officially set to join ODU in Sun Belt Conference

Three current and former Louisiana police chiefs are federally charged in alleged visa fraud scheme

Three current and former Louisiana police chiefs, a U.S. marshal and a businessman have been federally charged with participating in an immigrant visa fraud scheme, prosecutors announced Wednesday. A federal grand jury in Shreveport returned a 62-count …

Louisiana police officials fabricated reports in visa fraud plot, prosecutors say

Four law enforcement officials, including two current police chiefs, in Louisiana are accused of fabricating police reports in a scheme to illegally obtain U.S. visas for immigrants, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. A Louisiana businessman is also …

Louisiana Police Chiefs Accused of Fabricating Robberies in Immigrant Visa Scheme

The police reports, signed by law enforcement officials in otherwise quiet and small central Louisiana towns, described a rash of armed robberies. The crimes had targeted people with no ties to the region, all of them immigrants struggling to find a …

Lil Wayne to walk out Louisiana-native, Dustin Poirier, at UFC 318 in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Lil Wayne will make an appearance at UFC 318 in New Orleans this Saturday, July 19. The event will take place at Smoothie King Center. Dustin Poirier and Lightweight champion, Max Holloway headline the event. MORE: UFC comes to …

Plot involving fake robberies in Louisiana helped immigrants get visas: DOJ

Federal prosecutors allege five individuals in Louisiana, including two active police chiefs, conspired to produce fake police reports in a scheme that helped immigrants obtain visas, according to a 62-count indictment unsealed Wednesday, July 16. The …

Parris Cardiovascular opens 2nd Louisiana clinic

Parris Cardiovascular Center has opened a second clinic in Baton Rouge, La., according to a July 14 report from Baton Rouge Business Report. The new location opened part-time in April and will expand gradually. The practice purchased the 22,000-square-foot …