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• 2 new dangerous West Nile cases; 4 of fever

  November 6, 2012 4:09 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's health department confirms six new West Nile cases - two dangerous infections of the nervous system and four cases of flu-like West Nile fever. Deaths remain at 13. The new neuroinvasive cases were in East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes. The West Nile fever cases... more »

• La. Supreme Court to hear cases in Natchitoches

  October 10, 2012 8:02 AM

  NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Supreme Court will hold court Oct. 18 at Northwestern State University to hear oral arguments on four cases. The session is part of an ongoing effort to educate and inform students and the general public about the work of the court, a release from... more »

• Alexandria weighs swarm of West Nile virus cases

  October 1, 2012 7:30 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A regional state public health official tells the Alexandria City Council that mosquito season and new West Nile virus cases are beginning to wind down. The Town Talk reports that the council asked Dr. David Holcombe whether it should boost mosquito control in light of Louisiana's... more »

• Unresolved Murder Cases in Lafayette City and Parish Play Video

  September 4, 2012 11:27 PM

  A murder suspect is still on the loose Tuesday, as Lafayette police and the U.S. Marshals are asking the public for help in the search for 32-year-old Carl Phillips. He's accused of shooting and killing John Dean of Baton Rouge on July 29th in the 600 block of Goldman Street... more »

• Settlement near in FEMA mobile home cases

  January 20, 2011 9:49 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Companies that manufactured mobile homes for the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Hurricane Katrina are nearing a settlement to resolve thousands of claims that the emergency shelters exposed Gulf Coast storm victims to potentially dangerous fumes, court records show. A proposed class-action settlement involving about two... more »

• 2 New Cases in Louisiana Bring Year's Total to 27

  October 7, 2010 12:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana has had more West Nile virus diagnoses - and more serious infections - so far this year than in all of 2009. Louisiana's Department of Health and Hospitals says cases in Iberia and Vermilion parishes bring this year's total to 27 - 12 in... more »

• Feds are to help NOPD Evaluate Murder Cases

  September 22, 2010 10:23 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police will get help from a team of federal agents in evaluating how the department investigates homicide cases and why the city's murder rate is so high. Superintendent Ronal Serpas asked the Homicide Technical Expert Team to come to New Orleans to help determine why... more »

• Judges take court cases on the road

  September 7, 2010 9:20 PM

  MONREO, La. (AP) - Louisiana's Second Circuit Court of Appeal, featuring three northeastern Louisiana judges, is taking the bench on the road later this month. The News-Star reported on Tuesday that a panel that includes Judge Milton Moore of Monroe, Judge Larry Lolley of Monroe and Judge Felicia Williams of... more »

• DHH Confirms 3 New West Nile Cases

  August 20, 2010 12:27 PM

  The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed three new human cases of West Nile Virus, bringing this year's total to 12. The three new cases come from East Baton Rouge Parish. Health officials characterize West Nile infections three ways: neuroinvasive, West Nile fever and asymptomatic. A neuroinvasive illness... more »

• 4 Plead Guilty in Disaster Food Stamp Cases

  August 17, 2010 7:19 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) -Four former state employees have pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to disaster food stamp fraud. U.S. District Judge Richard Haik accepted guilty pleas Monday from 46-year-old Angela Gray of New Iberia; 46-year-old Edie Harrison of New Iberia; 54-year-old Paula Bell of Baldwin; and 41-year-old... more »

• 2 Alleged Sex Offense Cases Being Investigated by Eunice Police

  August 16, 2010 4:22 PM

  Two alleged sex offense cases are being investigated by the Eunice Police. At 3 am on Saturday the Eunice Police received a complaint from a woman who alleges a man raped her in a Beulah Gardens Apartment. The man claims it was consented. The case remains under investigation. ... more »

• Three New Confirmed Cases of West Nile Virus

  August 12, 2010 6:49 PM

  Louisiana on Pace to Having a Record Low Year BATON ROUGE -The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed three new human cases of West Nile Virus, bringing this year's total to nine. The three new cases come from East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes. These cases are... more »

• 3 New Cases-DHH Urges Take Precautions Against Mosquitos

  August 4, 2010 4:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's health department confirms three new cases of West Nile virus - two serious infections that can damage the brain or spinal cord, and one without any symptoms. The Department of Health and Hospitals says that brings the year's total so far to three serious... more »

• Apple Will Give Free Protective Cases to Buyers of New iPhone

  July 16, 2010 2:51 PM

  CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) - Apple Inc. will give free protective cases to buyers of its latest iPhone to alleviate the so-called "death grip" problem in which holding the phone with a bare hand can muffle the wireless signal. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the giveaway Friday during a news conference... more »

• Louisiana Has 143 Oil Exposure Related Cases

  June 21, 2010 8:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The latest figures from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals show 143 cases of oil spill related cases. Monday's report said that 108 of those cases involved workers on oil rigs or workers involved in the oil spill clean-up efforts, while 35 were reported... more »

• Cases Of Jennings Women Being Looked Again In Jeff Davis

  January 29, 2010 2:21 PM

  JENNINGS, La. (AP) - Jefferson Davis Parish residents will come together Saturday to remember the victims of what many fear may be a serial killer. Laconia Shontel "Muggy" Brown, who would have turned 25 this week, was found lying along East Racca Road in south Jennings by a police officer... more »

• Kurt John Wanted in String of Forgery Cases

  September 25, 2009 4:09 PM

  Detectives with the Lafayette Police Department have issued 3 arrest warrants for Kurt John (38) of Lafayette. On September 24, 2009, John is alleged to have acquired a book of stolen checks and issued 9 of those checks to businesses within the City of Lafayette. John attempted to issue 2... more »