The bill for debris cleanup and repairs of damaged roads and water systems from last week’s flooding is expected to climb above $2 million in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana officials said Monday. The Advocate reports That’s in addition to the yet-to-be-tallied …
A Louisiana federal appeals court on Monday threw out a jury’s award of more than $650,000 to two Ohio tourists who were arrested in New Orleans on public drunkenness charges two days before Hurricane Katrina’s landfall and jailed for more …
Louisiana recorded fewer vehicle-train collisions and fatalities last year, but the number of related injuries rose slightly. That’s according to preliminary 2011 data from the Federal Railroad Administration. Louisiana Operation Lifesaver said Monday the state ranked fourth nationally in the …
The plaintiffs who won a $92.8 million judgment against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. three years ago plan to seize the company’s cash. The move comes after a ruling late Tuesday in a Jefferson Parish state district court. The Advocate …
No one was injured after a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Water Patrol boat caught fire during a rescue. Patrick Begnaud called the sheriff’s office Sunday saying he and three passengers were stranded in a boat with an overheated engine in Lake …
The city of Alexandria, La., can’t keep up with the demand for destroying dilapidated structures in the city. During the 20-month span from May 2010 to December 2011, City Attorney Chuck Johnson told the city council that 50 homes were …
Law enforcement agencies across the state are gearing up for a DWI crackdown over the Mardi Gras season. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Executive Director John LeBlanc says Mardi Gras is one of the deadliest seasons in Louisiana. LeBlanc tells The …
An adult and two teenagers suspected in at least 36 burglaries in one Baton Rouge, La., neighborhood are in custody. The East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s office said Monday that 20-year-old Kevin Robertson, a 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy …
Houma, La., police and Terrebonne Parish authorities are encouraging business owners to help out with an effort to protect all of downtown Houma with surveillance cameras. There are 40-50 cameras in downtown Houma now, police Sgt. Albert Pierre said. But, …
A federal program that provided temporary housing assistance to nearly 20,000 families displaced by two 2008 hurricanes has come to an end. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said 3,500 households affected by hurricanes Ike and Gustav were …