5 indicted in beating death of Ronald Greene

5 Louisiana law officers indicted in 2019 beating death of Black motorist Ronald Greene

Well over three years after Louisiana state troopers beat an unarmed Ronald Greene and forced him prone on his belly on a dark roadside north of Monroe in 2019 until he went limp and then died, a state grand jury in Union Parish handed up an indictment Thursday listing charges against five law enforcement officers. Read more

Ethics Board tells Jeff Landry paying car note with campaign cash was wrong, but takes no action

Attorney General Jeff Landry spent nearly $12,000 of campaign funds paying part of a car note on a Chevy Suburban over several years, an arrangement that the Louisiana Board of Ethics says was a violation of state campaign finance laws. Read more

Is Louisiana experiencing more December tornadoes? Doesn't appear so, scientists say

With dozens of tornado warnings issued Tuesday and Wednesday by National Weather Service offices in Slidell, Lake Charles and Shreveport, including a handful of on-the-ground storms that resulted in three deaths and untold damages, it's no wonder some folks are asking whether there's been an upswing in the number of tornadoes occurring in December in Louisiana. Read more

New Orleans restaurants that closed in 2022, from big names to local classics

Any year will invariably bring a tally of restaurants that closed. This year's list of lost New Orleans restaurants feels especially harsh however. Read more