Hurricane Delta's death toll at 4 as Louisiana officials stress generator safety after deadly fire

A former Louisiana judge was sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday after he was convicted of four sex crimes against underage teenage friends of his daughters last month.  During the five-day trial, held in the same courtroom where he once presided as judge, multiple victims testified that Elzey “Jeff” Perilloux touched them inappropriately.  Prosecutors said that Perrilloux groomed the girls, who were ages 14, 15, and 17 when the crimes took place.  "Sex offenses against children are the most

Also on this day: The U.S. Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.

This column is adapted from Max Lucado's new book, "You Are Never Alone: Trust in the Miracle of God’s Presence and Power" Residents of Texas and Louisiana were beginning the long process of recovery Saturday from Hurricane Laura, as the death toll from the Category 4 hurricane rose to 16 and President Trump visited both states to survey storm damage and meet with their governors.

Louisiana police say a violent man went on a rampage and allegedy killed an innocent 2-year-old boy when he sprayed a house with gunfire, according to reports. Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul called Azariah Thomas a “beautiful soul” who didn’t deserve to die.

The mother at the centre of Amazon’s acclaimed documentary film exploring the impact of the US criminal justice system said it was “love” that allowed her family to survive.

NEW ORLEANS — A Black man whose life sentence for making off with hedge clippers in a 1997 burglary drew scathing criticism from the chief justice of Louisiana’s Supreme Court was granted parole Thursday. The 3-0 vote during an online meeting of the Committee on Parole means freedom, with conditions, for Fair Wayne Bryant.

A Fort Hood soldier declared AWOL last week was located Tuesday in Louisiana, where he was arrested after a high-speed chase.  U.S. Army Pfc.

For a second time this year, help has arrived in Louisiana to offer a slice of comfort to families reeling after yet another devastating hurricane.  Mercy Chefs, a faith-based disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization, has deployed from its home in Portsmouth, Va., to Lake Charles for the second time in a matter of weeks to serve meals in the wake of Hurricane Delta.  “It is devastating to be back in Lake Charles so soon, but it’s tremendously important for us to be here serving the

What's left of Hurricane Delta has dissipated, but the storm's remnants are bringing a soaking on Monday to the East Coast. Leftover moisture from the hurricane that roared ashore in Louisiana on Friday is now moving through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.  An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain is possible through midday on Tuesday.

LAKE CHARLES, La. – Back-to-back hurricanes in a span of six weeks left parts of Louisiana blanketed Sunday with tarpaulins, mangled metal, and downed power lines — but not necessarily despair.

Hurricane Delta has turned deadly, as Louisiana officials have announced the first death in the state from the storm. Gov.

Six weeks after Hurricane Laura blasted throughout southwest Louisiana, residents are spending the weekend cleaning up new damage after Hurricane Delta roared into the storm-battered region. The storm made landfall Friday night near the coastal town of Creole as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 mph, just 13 miles east of where Laura barreled inland in late August as a Category 4 storm.  At a news conference on Saturday, Louisiana Gov.

The archbishop of New Orleans on Friday called the report of an alleged sex act between a priest and two women inside a church "demonic" and ordered the altar removed from the church and burned, he said. Meanwhile, a Louisiana lawyer representing the two women linked to the alleged threesome called their arrests “appalling." “The fact that this involved a priest or took place in a church is completely irrelevant,” attorney Bradley Phillips said, according to the New Orleans Advocate.

Hurricane Delta is expected to make landfall around 7 p.m. CT on Friday, with heavy rainfall and destructive winds in a region already battered by multiple hurricanes this year.

Valerie Bertinelli paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen with a series of throwback photos in the wake of the legendary rocker’s death.The Hot in Cleveland alum, 60, shared the pictures via her Instagram Story on Thursday, October 8. The first two photos were captured in Shreveport, Louisiana, on August 28, 1980, which Bertinelli noted was the night they first met.

Valerie Bertinelli is remembering the good times with her late ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen.

Hurricane Delta is forecast to make landfall almost in the exact same spot as Hurricane Laura did six weeks ago.  Life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds, heavy rain with dangerous flooding and tornadoes will also be possible, especially east of the center of circulation.  Southwest Louisiana is still cleaning up from Laura, so any of the debris that is still on the ground will be potential projectiles with more structural damage to compromised homes and businesses. This is a

Valerie Bertinelli is remembering the good times with her late ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen.

A Louisiana priest who was arrested for obscenity last week was allegedly caught having sex with two dominatrices on the altar of his church, court documents revealed, according to reports. A witness in Pearl River, northeast of New Orleans, called police on Sept.

Delta, now a devastating Category 3 storm, is expected to bring hurricane conditions and a "life-threatening" storm surge to portions of the northern Gulf Coast on Friday. The storm is expected to make landfall late Friday along Louisiana's southwest coast, impacting some of the same areas that were damaged by Hurricane Laura about six weeks ago.