 BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer Former state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson was sentenced Wednesday to 22 months in federal prison. The former chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party, she was convicted of taking more than $140,000 from the party and from her campaign, then using it to gamble. Here's how the sentencing went down, and how it caps an explosive political scandal.
A person was found dead near Airline and Highland yesterday, and sheriff's deputies believe it was a homicide. Here's what we know.
LSU football fans were thrilled last year when rockstar high school quarterback Walker Howard signed with the team. But after a redshirt freshman year in Baton Rouge, he's picking up stakes and planning to enter the transfer portal. Here's what we know about Howard's move, and what it means for the team's future. | 
