Alton Sterling was selling CD's outside a convenience store when he was fatally shot by police Tuesday morning.

Two-hundred guests celebrated the Louisiana teen, not only for his academic achievements, but for his ability to stand up for himself.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two 19-year-old women who were Southern University students and members of the school’s athletic program were killed during a shootout early Sunday outside a Baton Rouge apartment complex, police and university officials said. Police arrested one of two men suspected in the shooting. Ernest Bernard Felton, 22, of Miami, is […]

A 30-year law against repeat offenders in Louisiana can land one man life in prison.

Last month, fans were shocked and saddened when Louisiana rapper Boosie Badazz (aka Lil Boosie) revealed that he had been diagnosed with kidney cancer. Although…

A grand jury has brought an indictment against two Louisiana police officers who fatally shot a six-year-old boy after opening fire into his father's car.

A high school basketball player told reporters the coach would place his hand on her shoulders and other places, gestures she never experienced with their previous coach.

The officers -- 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse Jr. and 32-year-old Derrick Stafford -- were charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the Tuesday shooting that made Jeremy Mardis the youngest person to be killed by law enforcement this year.

A penny connoisseur from Ruston, La. gave up his very special collection for the sake of his health, USA Today reports.

Otha Anders has gained national attention for saving his collection of pennies…after 45 years. USA Today reports: “I became convinced that spotting a lost or dropped penny was an additional God-given incentive reminding me to always be thankful,” said Anders, 73. “There have been days where I failed to pray and more often than not, […]

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three cases of salmonella in Louisiana may be part of the outbreak that sickened 285 people in 27 states, killing a 99-year-old California woman, according to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. The Louisiana cases were in the Baton Rouge area, the northeast and the northwest, according to a […]

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Please continue to pray for this entire community of Franklin Parish. pic.twitter.com/DEMS71ZS5p — Coach Rey (@Doug_B_Funny) September 5, 2015 Tyrell Cameron, 16, a student at…