Update on explosion at LA manufacturing plant
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We are getting an update after a massive fire at a manufacturing plant in east Louisiana. Over 35 agencies were said to have responded at the time. We have also heard that an emergency closure was issued for portions of the Tangipahoa River following the Roseland explosion. Officials today provided an update on the ongoing investigation into the cause of the fire.

20 Years Later: Pet rescue after Katrina
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LiveNOW from FOX's Andy Mac takes a look at how rescue operations have changed after Hurricane Katrina's impact in 2005, in which thousands of pets had to be left behind in the chaos of the storm during that disaster in New Orleans and around the Gulf Coast areas.

New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell indicted after corruption investigation

The indictment is the culmination of a long-running federal corruption investigation into Cantrell, the first female mayor in the city’s 300-year history.

5 arrested for allegedly aiding escaped inmates in New Orleans

Police made five more arrests in New Orleans prison break case, bringing the total to 12. Authorities continue to search for multiple fugitives, including Lenton Vanburen.

Two arrested for helping New Orleans escapees
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Ten inmates escaped a New Orleans jail last week after using a clogged toilet to shut off the water, allowing them to flee through a hole behind it, according to a lawyer representing a charged maintenance worker. Louisiana State Police have also arrested two others for allegedly assisting some of the escapees from the Orleans Parish jail. LiveNOW?s Andrew Craft is interviewing Fox News multimedia reporter Olivianna Calmes about the incident.

Woman lived in home with dead son for 9 months, police say

The house where the man’s body was found has been condemned due to its “horrific conditions,” officials said.

New Orleans jail escape: 7 of 10 inmates still on the loose

Police in New Orleans were focused on protecting people who may have testified against the fugitives – one family has been “removed" from their home.

Derek Carr retires after shoulder injury ends 11-year NFL career

Derek Carr, the 34-year-old starting quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, announced his retirement after 11 NFL seasons due to a labral tear and degenerative shoulder issues.

School desegregation order from 1966 ended by Justice Department: What to know

The U.S. Justice Department has lifted a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana, calling its continued existence a "historical wrong."

US citizen children deported with their mothers, lawyers say

ICE officers in Louisiana last week deported three children ages 2, 4 and 7 who are U.S. citizens along with their Honduran-born mothers, according to lawyers.

Watch: 'Call on Jesus' bus explodes in ball of flames

Dramatic video shows the moment a “Call on Jesus” bus exploded, sending black smoke and debris flying into nearby cars and businesses.

Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy found dead in Houston area at 24

Harris County officials say Lacy was found with a gunshot wound after crashing his vehicle during a chase on Saturday night.