Provides the latest RSS feeds for Louisiana News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page New Orleans Sun.com http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/cat/58efbe858884606b/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 21:23:49 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 21:23:49 -0400 30 A pair of home runs by Sarah Draheim, a two-run shot by Sara Cobello and three-hit shutout by Jordan Wallace propelled UL-Lafayette to a 5-0 win over Michigan Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor, evening the NCAA Super Regional at one game each and forcing a decisive third game. ULL is now 57-14 on the year, needing a win to advance to the Women's College World Series for the sixth time in ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214763956/scat/58efbe858884606b Sat, 25 May 2013 17:07:08 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214763956/scat/58efbe858884606b HOOVER, Ala. (WAFB) - Five LSU pitchers combined for just the third one-hitter in SEC Tournament history, and Christian Ibarra had two RBI as the No.2 Tigers earned another come-from-behind win in Hoover, eliminating Arkansas with a 3-1 win Saturday afternoon. LSU advances to Sunday's tournament title game to face the winner of Vanderbilt and Mississippi State later this afternoon. ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214763957/scat/58efbe858884606b Sat, 25 May 2013 17:07:08 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214763957/scat/58efbe858884606b HOOVER, Ala. (AP) -- Hunter Newman and four LSU relievers combined on a one-hitter to lead the Tigers to a 3-1 victory over Arkansas Saturday to advance into the Southeastern Conference tournament championship ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214763740/scat/58efbe858884606b Sat, 25 May 2013 16:28:18 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214763740/scat/58efbe858884606b A Bossier news release says 20-year-old Alonzo. T. Washington of Shreveport was arrested on a first-degree murder warrant at his residence on Friday with assistance from Shreveport police and U.S. ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214762784/scat/58efbe858884606b Sat, 25 May 2013 14:16:18 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214762784/scat/58efbe858884606b NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A New Orleans police commander who was disciplined during investigations into the city's red light traffic camera enforcement system has been reinstated to full ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214762395/scat/58efbe858884606b Sat, 25 May 2013 13:30:52 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214762395/scat/58efbe858884606b This past week has been a particularly violent one in New Orleans. A criminal court judge was carjacked; a couple was brutally assaulted in the heart of the Central Business District. Of course, there was another shootout on the Interstate. It marks the third time in the last few weeks there has been a gun battle on the congested roadway. If a commuter can make it to his car unharmed, then drive ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214761661/scat/58efbe858884606b Sat, 25 May 2013 12:34:23 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214761661/scat/58efbe858884606b Inmates' lawyers and the U.S. Justice Department say the current design of a $145 million jail under construction in New Orleans won't meet requirements of a reform agreement signed by Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214761095/scat/58efbe858884606b Sat, 25 May 2013 11:48:04 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214761095/scat/58efbe858884606b New Orleans Police Department detectives will soon be in your living room on A&E’s documentary style television show ';The First 48.'; They will be filming detectives as they solve murders in New Orleans for the next year. Episodes of ';The First 48″ with our homicide detectives will most likely begin to air late this ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214761096/scat/58efbe858884606b Sat, 25 May 2013 11:34:09 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214761096/scat/58efbe858884606b Chandeliers were sold. A clunky escalator was installed and the balcony walled off to form a second movie theater in the 1960s - a pre-multiplex-era architectural affront that was undone in the ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214761164/scat/58efbe858884606b Sat, 25 May 2013 11:27:15 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214761164/scat/58efbe858884606b NEW ORLEANS, LA (WWL) - Police have identified a suspect in the murder of Joseph Massenburg, an 18-year-old AmeriCorps volunteer from Chicago, killed in Carrollton. New Orleans police have obtained an arrest warrant for Glen Emerson, 18, who will be charged with second-degree murder once he is apprehended, said police. Massenburg was gunned down on April 1 in the 1500 block of Eagle ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214760523/scat/58efbe858884606b Sat, 25 May 2013 10:24:13 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214760523/scat/58efbe858884606b From SLU Athletics SUGAR LAND, Texas – Lamar rode the momentum of a Friday afternoon win to a 12-2, run-rule victory in seven innings over Southeastern Louisiana later Friday evening at Constellation Field in the 2013 Southland Conference Tournament. Southeastern (35-23) scored a run in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead and scored a single run in the third to tie the game, 2-2, but ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214753968/scat/58efbe858884606b Sat, 25 May 2013 01:24:17 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214753968/scat/58efbe858884606b HOOVER, AL (WAFB) - Friday afternoon's elimination game was a bit of deja vu with No. 2 LSU (50-9) and Alabama (34-26) colliding once again. Even more so when the Tigers won 3-2 to knock the Tide out of the SEC Tournament. The Tigers got the early 1-0 lead with an RBI triple by Tyler Moore in the top of the third. LSU loaded the bases the next inning but could not capitalize. However, ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214753294/scat/58efbe858884606b Sat, 25 May 2013 00:14:51 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214753294/scat/58efbe858884606b The car believed to be used in the robbery of a Brusly pharmacy has been found in Baton Rouge.Brusly Police Chief Jamie Whaley says the vehicle was found behind an apartment complex.The car is being ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214752491/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 23:07:40 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214752491/scat/58efbe858884606b HOOVER, Ala. - Tyler Beede allowed two hits in 7-1/3 innings and Vanderbilt advanced to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament with a 3-0 victory over Texas A&M Friday night in an elimination game.The Commodores (50-8), who lost their tournament opener to the Aggies 5-0, will face Mississippi State on Saturday.Beede (14-0) struck out eight and walked four for Vandy, ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214751991/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 22:21:32 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214751991/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Concealed weapon permits are popular in certain parts of Louisiana, though some locations may surprise you. Louisiana Department of Public Safety officials gave a report to state legislators detailing the concealed handgun permits in our state.The numbers cover 1996 through 2012. There are 67,516 permits in Louisiana, and in Baton Rouge, the zip code with the most by ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214751817/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:26 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214751817/scat/58efbe858884606b State Rep. Terry Landry, D-Lafayette, and state Rep. Mike Huval, R-Breaux Bridge, filed a legislative "study request" asking the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to evaluate the so-called "Teche Ridge" route for I-49 South, which would skirt Lafayette to the east through rural St. Martin ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214749377/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 18:42:12 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214749377/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- An East Feliciana Parish man was sentenced Friday to two consecutive life terms, plus another 100 years, in the brutal slaying of his former girlfriend and her 3-year-old son and the attempted killing of two of the woman's other young children at a park near Zachary in ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214749378/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 18:42:12 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214749378/scat/58efbe858884606b CLINTON, LA (WAFB) - Officers are on the scene of a deadly shooting in East Feliciana Parish. There is very little information right now, but we're told it happened around 4 p.m. at a home on Highway 10, near Smith Road, just east of Clinton, LA. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office says one person is dead and another was taken to the hospital via AirMed. WAFB has a crew on the ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214749125/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 18:37:35 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214749125/scat/58efbe858884606b New Orleans is a quirky place. The land of open container laws and drive through daiquiri shops. The home of festival after festival, like this weekends Greek Fest. The party just goes on and on and on. But sometimes the quirkiness isn’t a good thing. Like in the French Quarter where some neighbors are protesting the possibility of a new establishment in a long-abandoned building. A New ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748244/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:44 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748244/scat/58efbe858884606b RIVER RIDGE, La. (AP) -- Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say a 52-year-old man apparently shot his 16-year-old son in the head and then turned the gun on himself in their home in River ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748373/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:06 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748373/scat/58efbe858884606b NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A federal judge has refused to delay implementation of an agreement calling for major reforms of the New Orleans Police ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748374/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:05 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748374/scat/58efbe858884606b BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- People who rely on the state for health care and education pleaded Friday with senators to keep those programs off the chopping block in next year's $25 billion budget, in what has become an annual struggle to stave off cuts to services amid the state's financial ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748375/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:05 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748375/scat/58efbe858884606b HOOVER, AL (WAFB) - LSU's Sean McMullen started the game off with a single but Mark Laird hit into double play to clear the bases and the Tigers went scoreless in the first inning. After Alabama went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the first, it was Mason Katz's turn to lead off the inning with a single. But this time it was Raph Rhymes who hit into the double play and one out later the ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748376/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:27 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748376/scat/58efbe858884606b GRAND BAYOU, LA (WAFB) - Just two days after a federal court approved a class-action lawsuit for people impacted by the giant Louisiana sinkhole, the company responsible for the salt cavern that caused the sinkhole says they're ready to begin making settlement offers to affected residents. On March 13, Texas-Brine, the Houston based company that owns the salt dome, announced it would ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748101/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:27 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748101/scat/58efbe858884606b A teenager was killed and a second was arrested on DUI charges in an overnight accident, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Investigators say a BMW being driven by 18-year-old Cameron ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748102/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:26 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214748102/scat/58efbe858884606b (Reuters) - Louisiana's schools chief vowed on Friday to push ahead with a plan to let students take classes from private firms and nonprofits at taxpayers' expense, despite a legal setback and objections from some ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214747956/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:56 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214747956/scat/58efbe858884606b PONCHATOULA, LA (WAFB) - A Ponchatoula man is recovering after being shot in the face Thursday night.According to reports, an officer was patrolling the North Baronne St. area when he saw two men standing in the road, one of which was wearing bloody clothing. The other man took off running when he spotted the officer.Police were unable to find the suspect.The man in the bloody clothing was shot ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214746994/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:34 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214746994/scat/58efbe858884606b A former East Baton Rouge Parish School System bus driver pleaded guilty Thursday on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. She was sentenced in federal court to 28 months. The 47 year old ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214746995/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 16:19:33 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214746995/scat/58efbe858884606b hearings BATON ROUGE - People who rely on the state for health care and educational programs traveled to the Louisiana Capitol to ask senators to pay for those services in next year's budget. For hours Friday, the Senate Finance Committee heard requests for cuts to be reversed, for programs to be continued and for spending to increase on services with long waiting lists. It was the day ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214745683/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 15:37:14 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214745683/scat/58efbe858884606b The New Orleans Home+Design Show When / Where May 24-26 at the Morial Convention Center Hall I Dates/Times ? 4 pm - 9 pm Friday, May 24 ? 10 am - 8 pm Saturday, May 25 ? 10 am - 6 pm Sunday, May 26 Ticket Price: $15 adults (Military with ID – $5) Visitors can get a $5 off admission coupon by ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214745820/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 15:20:12 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214745820/scat/58efbe858884606b NEW ORLEANS - Some of country music's big names, including Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band, take the stage at the Bayou Country Superfest at LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest. The festival's producer, Quint Davis, said the talent and the free fan fest held before the nightly concerts help to entice attendees. In its fourth ... http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214745262/scat/58efbe858884606b Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14:40 -0400 http://www.neworleanssun.com/index.php/sid/214745262/scat/58efbe858884606b