Two people in a suspected stolen car died when it crashed into a New Orleans beauty shop last night which sparked a three-alarm fire. NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson says officers tried to stop the car, but the vehicle sped away…
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Ferguson says a few moments later the vehicle crashed into the beauty salon. Several other people were injured, including a woman in the building who was badly burned.

The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office has charged 42-year-old Heather Hidalgo with first-degree murder of her 18-month daughter, who reportedly had a fatal range for an adult of methadone and other drugs in her system. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Casey Raborn Hicks…
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The Louisiana Oil and Gas Association is addressing the energy industry’s challenges and opportunities at its annual meeting in Lake Charles. Matt Doyle has the story.
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A study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute finds that East Carroll is the unhealthiest parish in the nation. Morehouse Parish came in second. Cameron and Ascension Parish are the healthiest.

LSU leads Yale 45-29 at halftime in their first round NCAA Tournament game.