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Sadie Thibodeaux's body was pulled from Lake Pontchartrain Aug. 7.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La, is expected to join her for Friday's events.

The 15-year-old girl spotted the phone as she was changing into a bathing suit, authorities said.

Councilman Jay Banks strived for compromise between sides of the controversy.

Louisiana wildlife officials reverse position on building a terminal and runways in Elmer's Island Wildlife Refuge.

Chief Kirk Bouyelas is also a 31-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department.

The secretary of state solicited bids for nearly 20,000 voting machines to replace the 10,000 it currently has.

After approaching a man about his fighting children, Brittany Stevenson threatened to kill him, police said.

The church was founded 112 years ago as the Seaman's Mission.

After a 25-year-old woman refused to go inside, Ashley Davis pulled her into the house and stabbed her with a knife, police said.