Black bear hunting season in Louisiana ended the harvesting of a record-breaking 696-pound male. "That's the biggest one I've ever put my hands on," said John Hanks, large carnivore program manager at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. "They certainly have had bigger ones in the United S...

The Justice Department is suing the State of Louisiana and the Louisiana Department of Corrections, claiming that the state is keeping prisoners in custody after they have completed their sentences. Lydia Wright, associate director of civil litigation at the Promise of Justice Initiative, says a years-long investigatio...

State Police are investigating a fatal police shooting in Hammond on Saturday night. Authorities say a Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's deputy fatally shot 48-year-old Timothy Douglas of Ponchatoula during a foot pursuit. Trooper Marc Gremillion says the deputy was trying to apprehend Douglas who allegedly was driving a sto...

Senator John Kennedy is hailing the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act. The act eliminates two provisions that reduced the Social Security benefits of people who worked in the public sector. Senator Kennedy said good riddance to them. "These two provisions, the windfall elimination provision and the gover...

The Saints are in Green Bay tonight. New Orleans rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler will make his fourth start of the season. Rattler made three starts in October and was sacked 14 times, but showed more poise coming off the bench last week. Rattler says when started two months ago, starting center Eirk McCoy was injur...