Deputies discovered the body of a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old child when they arrived at the residence in River Ridge, Louisiana, just outside of New Orleans, Lopinto said. Officers then found ...

Deputies fatally shot a Louisiana man who allegedly killed his wife and toddler and wounded two other children after responding to a 911 call.

Jefferson Parish Coroner Dr. Gerry Cvitanovich called the scene one of the “most gruesome and sad” he’s ever worked.

As of 4 a.m. Wednesday, the “new bridge” over the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to Port Allen was still closed in both ...