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February 1, 2022

Louisiana 4-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills himself with gun found in car while adults smoked pot

A small boy in Louisiana, sitting in the back of a car with two younger siblings, fatally shot himself in the forehead with a gun he found while his mother and another adult smoked marijuana in the front seat, authorities said.

February 1, 2022

New Orleans mayor, health department sued over COVID-19 vaccine mandates

More than 100 plaintiffs involved in a lawsuit who live and work in the New Orleans area are suing Mayor LaToya Cantrell and the city's health department, over its vaccine and mask mandates.

February 1, 2022

ICE deports two illegal immigrants wanted for aggravated homicide in El Salvador

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Monday that it has deported two illegal immigrants who were wanted for aggravated homicide in El Salvador -- fitting in with the Biden administration’s priorities for interior enforcement.

January 31, 2022

As homicides spike in US cities, a New Orleans church remembers victims with a 'murder board'

Hundreds of more Americans are being killed in the streets of big cities. A "murder board" that stands outside a church in New Orleans tells the story of over a decade's worth or murders in South Louisiana.

January 31, 2022

Manhunt underway in Texas, Louisiana after convicted murderer Matthew Edgar flees mid-trial

A manhunt is underway for the man convicted of killing his girlfriend – and fleeing before the guilty verdict was read in court – as the U.S. Marshals Service searches the Texas and Louisiana border.

January 30, 2022

Louisiana federal prison's satellite camp sees second inmate escape in one week

For the second time in a week, an inmate has escaped from a federal prison in Louisiana, according to local reports.

January 30, 2022

Louisiana 4-year-old dead after gun is fired in car where adults were smoking marijuana: authorities

Two adults were smoking marijuana in a car in Louisiana when a gun was fired in a "negligent" act, striking and killing a 4-year-old boy who was sitting in the vehicle, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

January 28, 2022

Ukraine, Russia standoff: Arizona Air Force base could deploy US troops if Moscow launches attack

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, is one of several military installations the Department of Defense has identified as having troops that could be deployed if Russian forces invade Ukraine.

January 27, 2022

Judge Martin Feldman dead at 87

U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman died Wednesday night of a heart attack. He would have turned 88 years of age on Friday. Feldman was nominated to the federal bench in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan.

January 25, 2022

Louisiana-based ambulance company hopes to offer solution to EMS labor crisis: 'Could mean life or death'

The national shortage of EMTs and paramedics is crippling ambulance services across the U.S. Louisiana-based Acadian Ambulance hopes to offer a solution.