Residents of Houma, La., are being offered free smoke detectors by the city’s fire department. The Courier reports that residents can get one by contacting the fire department at 985-873-6391. The smoke detectors are offered under the department’s Save a …
About a dozen Slaughter, La., residents allege respiratory problems and diminished property values in a lawsuit filed in the wake of the Nov. 19 blaze that destroyed the Monolyte Laboratories Inc. chemical facility. The Advocate reports the suit, filed Tuesday …
Two Livingston Parish, La., residents have pleaded guilty in a mail fraud scheme involving more than $100 million in life insurance policies and hundreds of thousands of dollars in commissions. Jason Paul Austin and Dena A. Gaudet pleaded guilty Tuesday …
After Hurricane Isaac left a lot of water behind, south Louisiana residents may be dealing with swarms of mosquitoes. And with Louisiana experiencing the highest rate of West Nile virus infections in several years, state officials are warning residents to …