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The 7-year-old boy was checked out by his mother, Mari Mejia Zelaya, from his Metarie Elementary School in hopes of removing four bags of cocaine from her son's book sack. Whether she intentionally or accidentally stashed the drug there is still unconfirmed.

Data compiled from NOAA shows which Louisiana parishes are most likely to experience tornadic activity. Some of those parishes have already had touchdowns this year.

It's no secret that Louisiana has amazing cooking, nor is it a secret that our food has been recognized quite a bit on various cooking and food shows you can see on TV.

Some schools in Louisiana are being extra cautious when it comes to Monday's solar eclipse, even to the point of canceling class.

A man in jail on second-degree murder and other charges escaped a deputy's custody was captured Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities are investigating a fire that damaged Christmas decorations in Lafreniere Park.

Only accessible by boat, Fort Livingston located on Grand Terre Island in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana is being reclaimed by nature as time takes a toll on the largest Fort on the Gulf Coast.

Reports say that family members of the victims have said that the 15-year-old who died in the fire was babysitting her two younger brothers at the time.

Sheriff Joseph Lopinto reports a total of eight people were involved in the shooting; Williams and seven Jefferson Gun Outlet employees.

Business owners in Jefferson Parish say they will welcome carnival revelers who still want to celebrate safely

Pizza, pot, pepper spray, yup it's everything you'd need for a Chuck E. Cheese throwdown in Jefferson Parish.

A couple and their sons, aged 2 and 4, have been found fatally stabbed in an apparent murder-suicide at a home in Marrero.

KATC obtained an incident report earlier today from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office indicating that Brandon Scott Lavergne was at a hospital in the area seeking treatment for multiple stab wounds less than 24 hours after Mickey Shunick was last seen.