The Latest Breaking News from Louisiana

EXCLUSIVE: Crysta Abelseth told Louisiana authorities in 2015 that her daughter had been born after a rape when she was just 16 and the girl’s father, John Barnes, was 30. They failed to investigate for nearly seven years, during which her alleged rapist was given sole custody. Now the 32-year-old…

Louisiana's secretary of state and attorney general have asked the Supreme Court to put a hold on a federal judge's order requiring the state to create a second majority Black congressional district by Monday

The Louisiana mother was also ordered to pay her alleged attacker child support

Louisiana heat prepped Ja'Marr Chase for this moment at Bengals OTAs.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an administrative stay on June 9 of a federal district court ruling blocking Louisiana’s congressional district map pending further proceedings. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana had struck down the state’s congressional district map…

We covered elections in seven states on Tuesday, including statewide primaries in California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and New Mexico. 

Man found 13 kittens on the side of the road and brought them home

After getting all 13 kittens into his car, Robert Brantley headed back home. He said almost all the kittens have forever homes lined up and are getting checked out by a veterinarian.

US investigation will focus on whether state police regularly use excessive force, discriminate against Black people.