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• Man found guilty in deaths of mother, son

  May 23, 2012 9:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Baton Rouge man has been convicted of manslaughter in the AK-47 assault rifle shooting deaths of a mother and her son outside their Baton Rouge home in 2009. The Advocate reports an East Baton Rouge Parish jury of nine women and three men deliberated... more »

• Man found guilty in wife's death

  May 18, 2012 9:09 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A Rapides Parish jury has convicted a Tioga man of second-degree murder of his wife, who was shot to death in May 2010. The Town Talk reports the jury of nine women and three men deliberated 50 minutes before finding Joseph Anton Chehardy Jr. guilty. Authorities... more »

• Wheelchair stolen from campground Found

  May 7, 2012 10:57 AM

  A stolen wheel chair has been returned to its rightful owner. The chair was dropped off overnight this weekend at the Scott Maintenance Building. Lacey was on vacation with her family in Scott when her wheel chair was stolen. Lacey's wheel chair was purple, custom made to fit her... more »

• Woman arrested after lost child found

  May 7, 2012 9:19 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A 26-year-old Keithville woman remains in jail after allegedly losing her one-year-old son in the woods in southwest Caddo Parish. Megan Ashley Brewer was booked with child desertion. Caddo sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Chadwick told The Times Brewer took the boy into the woods just before 3... more »

• Body of unidentified female found near Covington

  May 7, 2012 7:21 AM

  COVINGTON, La. (AP) - St. Tammany Parish authorities are working to identify a woman's body found along Interstate 12. The body was discovered Sunday afternoon near Covington. WWL TV reports the identity of the body is unknown, but officials with the St. Tammany coroner's office said the body is that... more »

• Man found guilty of federal drug counts

  April 26, 2012 9:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A man facing murder charges in Baton Rouge state court has been found guilty in federal court on charges that he illegally possessed drugs and pistols in a home that also contained $19,000 in cash. The Advocate reports Reginald G. Youngblood remains in custody after... more »

• Man found shot to death in driveway

  April 16, 2012 7:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police are investigating the shooting death of a 29-year-old man. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely says Brandon Harris died early Sunday morning of multiple gunshot wounds. The Advocate reports Harris was found dead in his driveway. Police have not identified a motive or a suspect. more »

• Big gaps found in nursing homes' disaster plans

  April 16, 2012 6:15 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Tornado, hurricane or flood, nursing homes are woefully unprepared to protect frail residents in a natural disaster, government investigators say. Emergency plans required by the government often lack specific steps such as coordinating with local authorities, notifying relatives or even pinning name tags and medication lists to... more »

• Man found guilty in death

  April 2, 2012 8:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Jurors deliberated less than an hour before unanimously finding Franklin Meredith Jr. guilty in the 2010 rape and murder of a 29-year-old Zachary woman whose body was found in Monte Sano Bayou. The Advocate reports an East Baton Rouge Parish jury of five women and... more »

• Asbestos found in McNeese State's Kaufman Hall

  March 29, 2012 10:39 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - McNeese State University officials have closed Kaufman Hall until further notice because removal of a door led to the release of asbestos, which has contaminated multiple areas of the building. Philip Williams, university president, told the American Press Wednesday that a door on the third... more »

• Update: Body Found on I-10

  March 16, 2012 6:59 AM

  An update to our breaking news, according to emergency officials a pedestrian was struck in the westbound lane of I-10 near mile marker 104. This incident happened just before 4:30 this morning. The victim has been transported to a local hospital their condition is unknown at this time. The crash... more »

• Body Found on I-10

  March 16, 2012 6:25 AM

  Breaking news, local law officials are investigating a body found lying in the west bound lane of I-10 near mile marker 104. Police are on the scene, we'll have more throughout the morning. more »

• Homeless man found dead in Baton Rouge

  March 12, 2012 7:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police are investigating the shooting death of a homeless man. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs tells The Advocate they found the body Sunday inside an abandoned home. Stubbs said the 52-year-old man appeared to have been shot several days ago. He said the victim had... more »

• Body Found in Opelousas

  March 12, 2012 7:34 AM

  St. Landry parish sheriff's deputies are investigating a body found late last night on US 190 just outside Opelousas. Details are few at this time. We'll update you as more becomes available. more »

• No gun found on man shot to death by police

  March 9, 2012 8:53 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police chief Ronal Serpas says a 20-year-old man who was fatally shot by an officer as police executed a narcotics search warrant appears to have been unarmed. The shooting happened Wednesday night at a New Orleans residence. Serpas met with reporters Thursday. Serpas identified... more »

• Man found shot in car dies

  March 5, 2012 11:09 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police are investigating the death of a 25-year-old man found shot to death in a car. The victim was identified as Jeremy Steward, who was found in the car on Columbus Dunn Drive about 1 a.m. Monday, and later died at the hospital.... more »

• Bodies of 2 missing crew found after chopper crash

  March 2, 2012 7:42 AM

  MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - U.S. Coast Guard officials say they've recovered the bodies of two crewmen who had been missing since a helicopter crashed in Mobile Bay in Alabama. Authorities say searchers recovered the remains of Lt. Cmdr. Dale Taylor of Snow Hill, N.C.; and Lt. j.g. Thomas Cameron of... more »

• Body Found in Ditch in Iberville Parish

  February 14, 2012 10:05 AM

  Iberville Parish authorities say the body of a 26-year-old Plaquemine man was found in a shallow ditch near the Dow Chemical Co. plant. Sheriff's Maj. Johnny Blanchard said a truck driver saw the body on the north side of Industrial Boulevard around 7 a.m. Monday Aubrey St. Angelo, chief of... more »

• Police Identify Body Found in Red River

  February 14, 2012 10:02 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies have released the identity of a body that was found last week in the Red River. Sheriff Chuck Wagner tells The Town Talk ( http://townta.lk/zc2PKr ) 56-year-old Foster Bonton Alexandria was discovered around 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 9 by an employee at... more »

• Update: Missing Autistic teenager in St. Landry Parish

  February 5, 2012 10:15 PM

  The missing Autistic teen boy that was missing, has been found. St. Landry Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said the boy was found walking along side of the road about two miles from where he was last seen. He was last seen in a wooded area in Morrow by US 71 at... more »

• Man's body found in Acadia Parish

  February 1, 2012 8:39 AM

  BASILE, La. (AP) - Acadia Parish authorities are investigating the death of a 58-year-old man whose body was found in a drainage ditch. Deputies tell The Advocate the man's body was found at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday off the Basile Eunice Highway near Basile. Deputies say foul play is not suspected... more »

• Missing Body of Baton Rouge Man found on Bogue Chitto River

  January 28, 2012 2:45 PM

  Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents found the body of a missing man on the Bogue Chitto River in St. Tammany Parish this morning, Jan. 28. Agents recovered the body of William Holloway, 63, at 8 a.m. from the river around a mile in a... more »

• Lafayette man found guilty in slaying

  January 23, 2012 10:46 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A Lafayette Parish jury has found Jamal James Carmouche guilty of manslaughter in the September 2010 shooting death of Markus Despanie. The jury deliberated for about three hours Friday before returning an 11-1 verdict in favor of the reduced charge of manslaughter Prosecutor Pat Magee said... more »

• Woman's body found on Bogue Chitto River

  January 13, 2012 10:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The body of a missing woman has been found in the Bogue Chitto River. State wildlife and fisheries agents Thursday found 61-year-old Kathy Holloway's body at 7:30 a.m. about a quarter-of-a-mile from where her boat capsized Dec. 28. The St. Tammany Parish coroner will conduct... more »

• 2 live grenades found at NOPD headquarters

  January 13, 2012 10:22 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police say they are evacuating police headquarters after they found two live hand grenades in the evidence room. Police told WDSU-TV the devices were found Thursday when officers were bringing evidence from earlier investigations to the room, located on the first floor of the... more »

• Search Parties Find Missing Hunter's Body in Lake Play Video

  December 28, 2011 11:24 PM

  It's been more than a week since Lynn Landry was last seen going to his hunting camp in the Atchafalaya Basin. Relentless search parties finally found his body in the lake not far from that area. It was a search that hoped for the best, but prepared for the... more »

• 116 Higher costs found for I-49 extension

  December 12, 2011 11:53 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A Shreveport newspaper's review of costs associated with the three most complete sections of the Interstate 49 North extension in Louisiana finds at least $8 million in extra expenses, often because of planning errors. The sections at issue are part of a 36-mile extension of the... more »

• Body of Elderly Women Found at Lake Martin

  November 17, 2011 7:23 AM

  Shortly after midnight, a St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Deputy while performing routine patrol at Lake Martin discovered the body of a deceased elderly woman. The woman has been identified as Jessie Messex, 83, of Breaux Bridge. Her cause of death remains under investigation. We will have more on this... more »

• Missing Boater Safe After Night Stuck in the Bay Play Video

  September 26, 2011 11:27 PM

  A Franklin man, missing for almost 24 hours in the Wax Lake area of the Atchafalaya Bay , is safe at home Monday night. The search took several hours and involved the St. Mary Sheriff's Office, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, U.S. Coast Guard, St Mary Parish Civil Air Patrol... more »

• Body of woman found on highway

  September 6, 2011 7:28 AM

  PORT VINCENT, La. (AP) - Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found on La. Highway 42. Parish Sheriff Lt. Col. Paul Robert tells The Advocate the body of 26-year-old Melissa Barrileaux was found early Saturday morning. Robert said state initially worked the... more »

• Fisherman's body found in Mississippi River

  July 25, 2011 6:28 AM

  DONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) - A search will resume at dawn for a Livingston man whose uncle's body was found Sunday in the Mississippi River near Donaldsonville. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesman Adam Einck says Joshua Peters, in his 20s, and 58-year-old Larry Peters, of Slaughter, went fishing Saturday... more »

• Fisherman's body found in Old River

  July 6, 2011 9:30 AM

  VIDALIA, La. (AP) - Concordia Parish Sheriff's authorities have recovered the body of a missing fisherman from Pointe Coupee Parish. The body of 44-year-old Ewell Nelson Henderson was found Tuesday near the Old River control structure. Deputies say Henderson had been fishing late Friday with his wife and two sons... more »

• Pipe bombs found after La. man wrecks pickup truck

  June 28, 2011 6:30 AM

  LOCKPORT, La. (AP) - When a pickup truck crashed Monday in southeastern Louisiana, authorities made a surprising discovery: 10 pipe bombs that were later detonated safely. The one-vehicle rollover crash happened around 7:30 a.m. on Louisiana Highway 308, said Trooper Bryan Zeringue. A 1998 GMC truck missed a curve, struck... more »

• Colombian Missing,119 URGENT Missing Colombian U Prez Found in Clearing

  May 25, 2011 5:02 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A National Park Service spokeswoman says missing Colombian university president Francisco (fran-SEE-scoh) Piedrahita (PYAD-ruh-EE-tuh) has been found alive in the 2,000-acres of forest and swampland near New Orleans where crews have spent five days searching for him. Linda Friar says the 65-year-old from Cali was spotted... more »

• Family Mourns Loss of Missing Man Play Video

  March 11, 2011 12:13 AM

  The bank of the Vermillion River in Lafayette was the last place the Jackson family expected to find their loved one. 39-year-old Mitch Jackson had gone missing last Friday, his body was discovered Thursday morning around 10:00 a.m. trapped in some branches in the water. How his body ended... more »

• Body of Mitch Jackson Found in the Vermilion River

  March 10, 2011 2:55 PM

  Update: Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries confirm agents found the body of Mitch Jackson in the Vermilion River behind 200 Farmington Rd. in Lafayette around 10:15 this morning. Jackson had been missing for six days since Friday after he was involved in a five-car crash on Ambassador Caffery. ... more »

• Student Arrested After Gun Found at School

  February 15, 2011 6:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a 13-year-old student at Parkview Baptist School for allegedly bringing an unloaded gun to the school. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said the seventh-grader was booked Monday on charges that included illegal possession of a firearm, felony theft and aggravated... more »

• Man's body found in Ascension Parish field

  February 4, 2011 9:28 PM

  LEMANNVILLE, La. (AP) - An 88-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease has been found dead in an open field in Ascension Parish. The Sheriff's Office issued a statement Friday identifying the man as Joseph Green, of Donaldsonville. Authorities say Green was reported missing by his son early Thursday. The sheriff's office... more »

• Interior Dept. found in contempt over drilling ban

  February 2, 2011 8:03 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge who struck down the Obama administration's initial moratorium on deepwater drilling in the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill is holding the Interior Department in civil contempt for what he called its "determined disregard" of his order. U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman ruled... more »

• Man's body found in Shreveport park

  December 30, 2010 9:36 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Police say a man's decomposed body was found in a park near downtown Shreveport. Sgt. Bill Goodin says investigators could not even tell the man's race. He says the body was found Wednesday morning against a fence on a wood line near an old baseball field... more »

• Body found identified as Dr. Robert Chastant Play Video

  December 14, 2010 8:20 AM

  Breaking news out of Iberia Parish this morning. The Iberia Parish Sheriff's office has confirmed that the body found on Sugar Oaks Road in New Iberia is that of Dr. Robert Chastant. Lieutenant Ryan Turner tells KATC they have made an arrest in the case. The suspect Ismael Viera... more »

• 2 boys aged 6, 3-year-old found with stolen goods

  December 6, 2010 10:09 PM

  COVINGTON, La. (AP) - A trio of boys - two 6-year-olds and a 3-year-old - were found with stolen goods after a man returned home to find them in his house. Covington Police officers found the children playing across from the house when they arrived on Saturday. According to a... more »

• Baton Rouge Boy Found Fatally Shot

  November 30, 2010 8:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Authorities say a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed inside a Baton Rouge park building. Casey Rayborn Hicks, a spokesman for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, says that deputies received an anonymous call from someone at 5:45 p.m. Monday saying they found a... more »

• Man Found Dead on New Orleans Sidewalk

  November 15, 2010 8:17 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Police are investigating the shooting death of a 22-year-old man. Investigators said officers responding to a call of shots fire in a residential neighborhood Sunday night found the man laying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. Emergency medical technicians pronounced... more »

• Body of Missing Boater Found in Chandeleur Sound

  November 15, 2010 6:31 AM

  CHALMETTE, La. (AP) - Searchers have found the body of a missing boater from Mississippi and authorities are investigating the cause of his death. The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office said the body of 63-year-old David McAdory of Madison, Miss., was found submerged in Chandeleur Sound on Sunday morning. The... more »

• 19 bodies found in Mexico mass grave near Acapulco

  November 3, 2010 9:28 PM

  ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Police recovered 19 bodies Wednesday in a mass grave identified in a narco-video as the burial site for 20 men who were kidnapped a month ago in the Pacific coast city of Acapulco. Police did not yet know if the bodies found in the grave in... more »

• Indonesia Tsunami Toll Hits 343 as Bodies Found

  October 28, 2010 7:36 AM

  MENTAWAI ISLANDS, Indonesia (AP) - Rescuers searching islands ravaged by a tsunami off western Indonesia raised the death toll to 343 Thursday as more bodies were wrapped in body bags or buried by neighbors. Officals said hundreds of missing people may have been swept out to sea. Elsewhere in Indonesia,... more »

• Remains Found in Louisiana Identified as a Nevada Girl

  October 28, 2010 7:16 AM

  HARRISONBURG, La. (AP) - Louisiana authorities have identified skeletal remains found earlier this month near Harrisonburg as being those of a Nevada girl. Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office Detective Toney Edwards says the girl was positively identified by dental records on Tuesday as 12-year-old Lexis Kaye Roberts of Las Vegas. Authorities... more »

• Louisiana Man's Body Found in TN

  October 27, 2010 11:45 AM

  JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities have identified a body found along a West Tennessee road as that of a Louisiana man. The Madison County Sheriff's Office said a medical examiner in Nashville used dental records to confirm the man was 55-year-old Rickey Gilbert Kimble of Minden, La. The cause of... more »

• Remains found in Catahoula Parish remain nameless

  October 26, 2010 9:52 PM

  HARRISONBURG, La. (AP) - Catahoula Parish Sheriff James Kelly said while the investigation into the death of a young girl whose remains were found earlier this month by two hunters has progressed, the remains have yet to be identified. Kelly tells The News-Star that deputies have been working with the... more »

• Body Found in West Tennessee Believed to be a Louisiana Man

  October 25, 2010 12:30 PM

  JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - A body found at the Jackson city limits is believed to be that of a Louisiana man. The remains were discovered Sunday afternoon, lying on the ground in a rural area. Nearby was a red Honda with Louisiana license plates. The Jackson Sun quoted a news... more »

• Louisiana agency: missing items found

  October 20, 2010 10:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A recent state audit accuses the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections of losing track of $1.5 million in property. Officials agreed with the audit's findings at first but said that they have located most of what was missing after looking around a little... more »

• Bomb squad probes package found at Arizona nuke plant

  October 13, 2010 11:01 AM

  WINTERSBURG, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities are investigating a suspicious package found at a nuclear power plant west of Phoenix. Maricopa County Sheriff's spokesman Brian Lee says security officers at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station called them at about 5 a.m. Wednesday after they found the suspicious package. A second... more »

• Body Found in Burning Car

  October 6, 2010 11:50 AM

  LACOMBE, La. (AP) - St. Tammany Parish deputies are investigating a body found in a burning vehicle. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain said burned, skeletal remains had been found in the vehicle. Strain said it was not yet clear whether the incident was a homicide or suicide. It is... more »

• Man's Body Found in New Orleans Drainage Canal

  October 4, 2010 7:46 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans authorities are seeking the identity of a body found in drainage canal. Coroner's office Chief Investigator John Gagliano said that the body was discovered about 3:30 p.m. Saturday and that the man had drowned earlier in the day. He said foul play is not... more »

• Body of a Speech Therapist Found in Car at Middle School

  September 29, 2010 3:56 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office says the body of a speech therapist from Plain Dealing has been found in her car at a middle school after she failed to return home. Spokeswoman Cindy Chadwick says the sheriff's office and coroner are investigating the death of 57-year-old... more »

• Body Found in Wooded Area in Baton Rouge

  September 28, 2010 8:24 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police say they're investigating the death of a 43-year-old woman whose body was found in a wooded area behind a vacant beauty school. A report by Capt. Joan Cage says the cause of death was not clear and the death investigation is continuing.... more »

• Bodies of 2 missing in Texas floodwaters found

  September 10, 2010 10:24 PM

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Search teams have recovered the bodies of two men missing in Texas floodwaters, bringing the death toll caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine to six. Authorities on Friday found the bodies of a 28-year-old Louisiana man swept away in the Guadalupe River in New... more »

• Body of a missing man found in Vermilion River Play Video

  September 8, 2010 6:23 PM

  Hours after reporting him missing, Deputies discover the body of Breaux Bridge man along the banks of the Vermilion River. Deputies have identified him as 32-year-old Bobby Lindsey. He was found right on the parish line between St. Martin Parish and Lafayette Parish. Deputies in St. Martin were investigating the... more »

• Human Remains Found in Stomach of Shark

  September 7, 2010 5:09 PM

  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Bahamian police said Tuesday they are trying to identify human remains found in the stomach of a tiger shark caught off the Exuma islands. Forensic investigators were conducting DNA tests on the two legs, two arms and severed torso found inside the 12-foot (3.6-meter) shark, said... more »

• UPDATE-Man Found in Iberia Parish Drainage Canal

  August 31, 2010 7:11 PM

  UPDATE- New information about a body found in a drainage canal in Iberia Parish. The coroner has ruled the causes of death for 61 year old Gordon Hebert is drowning. Hebert's body was found sunday. Investigators are still trying to determine if the death was accidental or if... more »

• Citrus disease has been found in Louisiana

  August 25, 2010 9:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Sweet orange scab, a citrus disease recently discovered in Texas, has made its way to Louisiana. tstU AgCenter plant pathologist Don Ferrin says the disease was confirmed Aug. 20 on samples from a residential lime tree in New Orleans. Ferrin says fruits are only susceptible... more »

• Thousands of Fish Found Floating at MRGO

  August 23, 2010 6:04 PM

  CHALMETTE, La. (AP) - Thousands of dead fish have been found floating at the mouth of a shipping channel that connects the Port of New Orleans with the Gulf of Mexico. St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro says the fish kill was found Sunday afternoon at the mouth of the... more »

• Woman Found Guilty in Death of Boyfriend

  August 19, 2010 9:20 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A jury has found a 47-year-old Lafayette woman guilty of the April 2009 second-degree murder of her live-in boyfriend. Mary Henderson Trahan was found guilty Wednesday in the April 20 shooting death of 32-year-old George Barbu. Assistant District Attorney Daniel M. Landry III said Trahan shot... more »

• Body Found Under Bridge in Baton Rouge

  August 16, 2010 5:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police are investigating the death of a 48-year-old man whose body was found under a canal bridge. Police say the man was identified Sunday as John Ricky Wilson of Baton Rouge. A passerby found his body on Saturday. Police say some injuries were... more »

• Body Found in Bayou Courtableau

  August 15, 2010 3:47 PM

  WASHINGTON, La. (AP) - St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says one of a dozen people getting a barge ride as part of a new festival pointed out a body in Bayou Courtableau. The Daily World reports that an autopsy will be performed to learn what caused the death of... more »

• Heaviest and Most Valuable Gold Coin Ever Found in Israel

  August 11, 2010 1:12 PM

  JERUSALEM (AP) - Archaeologists say they have uncovered the heaviest and most valuable gold coin ever found in Israel. The 2,200-year-old coin weighs an ounce (28 grams) and was found at the Tel Kedesh site near the Lebanon border on June 22, according to Wednesday's statement from the antiquities authority.... more »

• UPDATE: Man Missing After Wrecking Car in Baldwin Play Video

  August 10, 2010 6:29 PM

  MORE INFORMATION: St. Mary Parish Sheriff's officials are still trying to piece together the events leading up to Glenn Lemoine's death. His car was found on the Highway 90 East on ramp from Highway 83. He was last seen about 2 miles away, trying to hitchhike on the bridge over... more »

• Audit: Weaknesses found in royalty collection

  August 2, 2010 8:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A new audit says Louisiana's natural resources department isn't doing enough to ensure oil and gas companies are paying everything they owe the state in mineral royalties - and could be leaving money uncollected. The audit says the department isn't regularly reviewing enough of the... more »

• Debris Found In The Bottom Of The Relief Well Will Delay Effort

  July 30, 2010 1:19 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The government's point man for the Gulf oil spill says there's been a delay in a procedure that will help stop the gusher for good. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Friday that debris was found in the bottom of the relief well that must be... more »

• Woman's Body Found InTerrebonne Parish woods

  July 19, 2010 6:01 PM

  HOUMA, La. (AP) - The body of a woman reported missing has been found in the Terrebonne Parish woods, and her husband is accused in her slaying. Sheriff's Maj. Malcolm Wolfe says 38-year-old Kristi Verrett was reported missing Saturday about 6:30 p.m. by her 19-year-old son. The teenager told authorities... more »

• Widespread Oyster Deaths Found on La. Reef

  July 16, 2010 9:37 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Surveys of coastal oyster grounds have discovered extensive deaths of the shellfish, further threatening an industry already in free-fall because of BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The deaths are blamed on the opening of release valves on the Mississippi River in an attempt... more »

• 4-Year-Old Girl Abducted Found Safe 70 Miles Away

  July 7, 2010 11:27 AM

  FENTON, Mo. (AP) - They're calling it another Missouri miracle - a 4-year-old girl abducted from her front yard and found safe 70 miles away more than 24 hours later. The FBI said witnesses late Tuesday saw what they thought was a little boy wandering around a suburban St. Louis... more »

• Oil Found In Texas Is Indeed From Spill

  July 6, 2010 3:15 PM

  HOUSTON (AP) - Test results confirmed Tuesday that all the tar balls found over the weekend on beaches along the Texas Gulf Coast are from the Gulf oil spill, officials said. Officials first announced Monday that five gallons of tar balls had been found Saturday on the Bolivar Peninsula -... more »

• Second Shark found in Atchafalaya Basin Play Video

  July 2, 2010 7:36 PM

  Another shark is found in the Achafalaya basin and fisherman can't make sense of it. Wilven Hayes of Henderson says he's been fishing since he was six-years-old and never caught a shark until this week when he reeled in two. Hayes pulled in a five-footer Wednesday and on... more »

• Update: 18-year-old's body has been found in Lake Palourde

  June 23, 2010 5:52 PM

  MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says an 18-year-old's body has been found, three days after she and a 39-year-old man drowned in Lake Palourde (puh-LOORD'), near Morgan City. Department spokesman Adam Einck says Theresa Hidalgo's body was found Wednesday near the west shore... more »

• Dead sperm whale has been found in Gulf

  June 17, 2010 11:17 AM

  A dead sperm whale has been found floating 77 miles south of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. According to a news release, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is conducting tests to determine the circumstance around the whale's death. It wasn't known if exposure to... more »

• Missing Lafourche Teen Found Dead in Wrecked Car

  June 15, 2010 10:13 AM

  THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office says a 19-year-old reported missing after he failed to return home in a borrowed car was found dead, in the car, in the marsh. Sgt. Lesley Hill Peters, spokeswoman for the sheriff's office, said that Michael Wells' body was found Sunday... more »

• Young Girl is 20th Ark. Flash Flood Victim Found

  June 14, 2010 10:59 PM

  LANGLEY, Ark. (AP) - Crews on Monday found the body of a young girl who was the 20th victim of a flash flood that devastated a popular Arkansas campground, but they continued searching because it wasn't clear whether the girl was the last person reported missing. Officials had said earlier... more »

• Body Found in St. Gabriel Field

  June 10, 2010 7:34 AM

  ST. GABRIEL, La. (AP) - St. Gabriel Police Chief Kevin says his department has opened a homicide investigation after finding the charred remains of a human body in a pasture. Ambeau said that the body was found around 2 p.m. Wednesday near La. Highway 141. He said it is unclear... more »

• Officials: No dead, oiled birds found in Texas

  June 7, 2010 9:49 AM

  ROBERT, La. (AP) - Federal officials responding to a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say no dead, oiled birds have been found in Texas. Authorities at an oil spill command center in Robert, La., said Monday that a tally it released Sunday was incorrect. Petty Officer 1st... more »

• Rabid Dog Found at Willow Brook Apartments Play Video

  June 2, 2010 5:52 PM

  Lafayette Animal Control picked up a rabid dog last Tuesday that was found wandering around Willow Brook Apartments at 1307 West Willow Street. It is believed the dog had been roaming the complex since May 13th. It has since been "put down." The small white terrier had black spots... more »

• Former ABC News Anchor Son Found Dead

  June 1, 2010 11:43 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A son of former ABC News anchor Ted Koppel was found dead in an apartment after a day of bar hopping with a man he'd just met, a law enforcement official said Tuesday. A drunken Andrew Koppel, 40, had been placed in a back bedroom of... more »

• Man's Body Found in Front of His Mobile Home

  May 26, 2010 8:53 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a 36-year-old man whose body was found in front of his mobile home. Sheriff Tony Mancuso tells the American Press that a relative found the body of Paul Edward Lee just before 6 p.m. Tuesday.... more »

• Salmonella Found in Alfalfa Sprouts

  May 21, 2010 5:09 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Salmonella found in alfalfa sprouts appears to have sickened 23 people in 10 states, including one infant in Oregon, prompting a nationwide recall of the product. The Oregon Department of Human Services announced the recall Friday. The sprouts were produced by Caldwell Fresh Foods of Maywood, Calif.,... more »

• Discovery of Man's Body Found Floating in Mississippi River

  May 21, 2010 1:37 PM

  METAIRIE, La. (AP) - The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the discovery of a man's body found floating in the Mississippi River. The East Jefferson Levee District contacted the sheriff's office Thursday after the body was found in the river, at River Road and the River Batture in Metairie.... more »

• Merryville Woman Found in Creek

  May 21, 2010 10:24 AM

  ROSEPINE, La. (AP) - Sheriff's deputies say a 21-year-old Merryville woman died while on an outing with friends at Anacoco Creek, north of Rosepine in Vernon Parish. The Alexandria Town Talk reports the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office received a report of a missing person around 9 p.m. Wednesday after Melissa... more »

• Man's Body Found In Mississippi River

  May 21, 2010 9:59 AM

  METAIRIE, La. (AP) - The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the discovery of a man's body found floating in the Mississippi River. The East Jefferson Levee District contacted the sheriff's office Thursday after the body was found in the river, at River Road and the River Batture in Metairie.... more »

• Oily Shrimp Investigated

  May 18, 2010 6:26 PM

  COCODRIE, La. (AP) - Louisiana officials say it could be some time before they finish investigating oil that was found on a shrimper's catch, closing fishing between Cocodrie and Louisiana's barrier islands. Fishing reopened Monday after authorities found that the oil did not come from the wild well spewing crude... more »

• Animals Found Dead After Oil Spill

  May 18, 2010 3:04 PM

  Federal officials say 189 dead sea turtles, birds and other animals have been found along Gulf of Mexico coastlines since a massive oil spill started last month. The total includes 154 sea turtles, primarily the endangered Kemp's ridley variety, plus 12 dolphins and 23 migratory birds. But in a phone... more »

• Franklin Man Guilty of Aggravated Second Degree Battery

  May 13, 2010 6:20 PM

  At 5:30 P.M. last night in Franklin, a jury returned a unanimous verdict finding Jacob Zirlott, (age 26 of Franklin) guilty as charged of Aggravated Second Degree Battery. On December 27, 2006, in Centerville, without provocation, Zirlott hit Stephen Charpentier in the face with a heavy object breaking bones in... more »

• Six Dead Dolphins Found on the Gulf Coast

  May 11, 2010 4:52 PM

  SHIP ISLAND, Miss. (AP) - Federal wildlife officials are treating the deaths of six dolphins on the Gulf Coast as oil-related even though other factors may be to blame. Blair Mase (MACE') of the National Marine Fisheries Service said Tuesday that the carcasses have all been found in Louisiana, Mississippi... more »

• Bossier Parish: Body Found

  May 7, 2010 9:19 AM

  BENTON, La. (AP) - Bossier Parish authorities are investigating after fishermen discovered a body in Red Chute Bayou. The men spotted the body floating face down in a tangle of brush just south of the U.S. Highway 80 bridge over the bayou about 2:30 p.m. yesterday. more »

• New Orleans: Canoe Accident

  May 7, 2010 9:08 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans area authorities have recovered the bodies of two men whose canoe capsized in the Mississippi River. Twenty-five-year-old James Brynaert and 42-year-old Derek Murphy had taken a newly-purchased canoe into the river, hoping to catch fish last Saturday more »