A six-year-old Slidell boy is dead after he was hit by an SUV while riding his scooter. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff deputies say the driver of the SUV kept going and has been charged with vehicular homicide, reckless operation, felony hit-and-run and operating a vehicle with a suspended license. Lt. Suzanne Carboni says...

Louisiana is seeing an increase in the number of people infected with Vibrio vulnificus, commonly called flesh-eating bacteria. State epidemiologist, Theresa Sokol says typically, at this time of year, we see less than ten cases but so far this year, 20 people have been hospitalized. She says Vibrio thrives in warm sal...

The state department of transportation is starting a new program that will allow businesses to get involved in cleaning up the litter along state highways. It's called "Sponsor A Highway." DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says local businesses can sponsor one-mile segments of a highway and the cost of that sp...

New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick is disgusted by the allegations that one of her officers was paying prostitutes for sex while on duty in the French Quarter. State Police have charged 56-year-old Terrance "TJ" Johnson with prostitution and malfeasance in office. Johnson has worked for the NO...

A Port Allen man is accused of trying to set a home on fire that had four children inside. The incident happened early Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesperson Justin Hill says when investigators arrived at the home, they saw evidence of a break-in. "The witnesses stated that Jarvis...