Two plain-clothes Chicago police officers were shot and wounded as they sat in an unmarked vehicle in what authorities are describing as a targeted attack on the city's South Side. A manhunt was underway on Wednesday.
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After a much-criticized delay, President Barack Obama visited flood-stricken Louisiana Tuesday, defending his administration's response and urging citizens to pitch in and help ravaged communities.
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Emergency crews plucked motorists from cars stranded by high water along a seven-mile stretch of south Louisiana interstate, pulled others from inundated homes and waist-deep waters and braced for more of the dangerous work Sunday after conducting (...)
Three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers were killed and three others wounded Sunday, less than two weeks after a black man was shot and killed by police here in a confrontation that sparked nightly protests across the city that reverberated (...)
Three officers are confirmed dead and three others wounded after a shooting in Baton Rouge, a sheriff's office spokeswoman said Sunday. One suspect is dead and law enforcement officials believe two others are still at large, the spokeswoman (...)
Protests against the shootings of two black men by police officers shut down main arteries in a number of US cities on Saturday, leading to numerous arrests, scuffles and injuries in confrontations between police and demonstrators.
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Several tornadoes hit southern Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday, killing at least three people, injuring more than 30, and destroying dozens of homes and businesses, weather and emergency officials said.
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The U.S. Coast Guard said it ended its air-and-sea search Saturday night for two men missing after an explosion and fire on a Gulf of Mexico oil rig.
Petty Officer Carlos Vega said the hunt was terminated just before 5:30 p.m., The (New Orleans) (...)
Terrence Jones highlighted a 27-point performance with a 13-0 run on his own and No. 1 Kentucky pulled away in the second half for a 74-50 win over struggling LSU Saturday.
Anthony Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds despite briefly leaving the (...)
In the biggest game at Tiger Stadium in half a century, No.1-ranked Louisiana State came from 14 points down to beat No. 3-ranked Arkansas 41-17 Friday and secure a spot in college football Southeastern Conference championship game.
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yard scoring pass from Jordan Jefferson and a 46-yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Lee, and No. 1 LSU once again overcame off-the-field distractions in style with a 45-10 victory over 19th-ranked Auburn Saturday.
LSU was without star cornerback (...)
Spencer Ware and Michael Ford ran for two scores apiece and second-ranked LSU overwhelmed Northwestern State 49-3 Saturday night.
LSU (2-0) led 28-3 by halftime, allowing coach Les Miles to give a number of starters some rest in advance of the (...)
A mini-van carrying 15 people sideswiped a truck and flipped over on a Louisiana highway Saturday, killing five people and critically injuring 10, police said.
The United Press International (UPI) quoted State police as saying that four of the (...)
Quarterback Tim Tebow combined with the University of Florida's swarming defense to give the Gators a 13-3 win over Louisiana State in college football Saturday.
Two weeks after suffering a concussion that had him in doubt for the game, Tebow led (...)
After the Crimson Tide missed a chip-shot field goal on the final play of regulation, John Parker Wilson scored on a 1-yard sneak in overtime to give No. 1 Alabama a 27-21 victory over No. 15 LSU on Saturday, clinching a spot in the Southeastern (...)
, October 21, SPA -- U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal became the nation's youngest governor and the first non-white to hold post in Louisiana since Reconstruction when he carried more than half the vote to defeat 11 opponents.
Jindal, the Republican (...)
An Emirati entrepreneur who is dedicating his life and business to bridging cultures and fighting stereotypes, is the first UAE citizen to be bestowed an honorary mayorship of an American city.
Mohammad Al Sa'adi, 35, was recently named honorary (...)