LSU Designated Hitter Ethan Frey is one of the best hitters in the country right now, according to Tigers Head Coach Jay Johnson. Frey's high school coach, Rosepine's Jeff Smith, said his success doesn't come as a surprise to anyone back home. "It was apparent in tee-ball, man, to be honest with you," said Sm...

A man acting as a police officer in Webster Parish is arrested for shooting a dog over the weekend. Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker says 54-year-old Reginald Ferguson shot the dog as the dog's owner was within very close proximity, and she's lucky that she didn't get hurt. "When he shot at the dog twice, the l...

The Louisiana House approves legislation that would result in a long prison sentence for anyone convicted of intentionally infecting another person with an incurable sexually transmitted disease. Monroe Democrat Pat Moore's measure calls for a person to serve at least ten years in prison if convicted of this crime and ...

It's now been more than two and a half weeks since ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Jail; and two remain on the loose. Among them is 32-year-old Antoine Massey, who recently posted a video onto Instagram saying, among other things, that he's innocent of the domestic abuse charges that landed him behind bars....

A Sulphur high school teacher and coach is facing charges for his alleged role in the stabbing of a six-year-old child. Major Mark LeBlanc with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office says their deputies went to a home in the Leonville area to investigate a domestic disturbance and walked into a chaotic scene. "Upo...