Louisiana

Timothy Spell, father of Pastor Tony Spell, talks to reporters after services at the Life Tabernacle Church in Central, La., on March 29, 2020.

Hundreds at Louisiana Church Flout COVID-19 Gatherings Ban

An estimated 500 people of all ages filed inside the Life Tabernacle Church

A police officer works the scene where a man was reportedly hit and killed by a float of the Krewe of Endymion parade in the runup to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.

2 People Killed by New Orleans Mardi Gras Floats in Separate Incidents

Before the incidents, a Carnival float had not been involved in a fatality ...

Before the incidents, a Carnival float had not been involved in a fatality since 2009

Mayor LaToya Cantrell at the city's Tricentennial celebration at Gallier Hall in New Orleans, La., Friday, June 15, 2018.

New Orleans Declared A State of Emergency And Took Down Servers After Cyber Attack

City employees were told to power down computers, unplug devices from the w...

City employees were told to power down computers, unplug devices from the wall, and took down all servers as precaution

New Orleans police investigate the scene of a shooting on Dec. 1, 2019, on the edge of the city's famed French Quarter in New Orleans.

11 People Injured After a Shooting Near New Orleans' French Quarter

At least two victims are in critical condition and one person has been deta...

At least two victims are in critical condition and one person has been detained

Emergency officials are on the scene of a partial building collapse at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site downtown New Orleans, Louisiana on October 12, 2019.

ICE Deported a Worker Who Was Injured in the Hard Rock Hotel Partial Collapse in New Orleans

Activists have suggested his arrest was related to complaints he made about...

Activists have suggested his arrest was related to complaints he made about the site

This photo provided by WWL-TV shows several construction standing after a large portion of the Hard Rock Hotel, under construction suddenly collapsed Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in New Orleans.

Hard Rock Casino Hotel Under Construction Partially Collapses in New Orleans, Killing at Least Two

One person was still missing, authorities said late Saturday night.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing discussing migrant detention centers' treatment of children on Capitol Hill on July 10, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Louisiana Police Officer, Spurred by a Fake News Story, Implied Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Should Be Shot

The officer, Charlie Rispoli, has been with the Gretna police department si...

The officer, Charlie Rispoli, has been with the Gretna police department since 2005, according to The Times-Picayune. Rispoli was responding to a fake news post with a fabricated quote from Ocasio-Cortez that said, "We Pay Soldiers Too Much"