NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Flood protection officials in the New Orleans area have filed a lawsuit seeking to hold the oil and gas industry responsible for the erosion of hundreds of acres of coastal land that serve as a natural buffer against flooding from hurricanes.
GRETNA, La. (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested a man accused of killing a 6-year-old Louisiana girl whose body was found stabbed and beaten inside a trash bin.
GEISMAR, La. (AP) — Officials say ambulances and helicopters have taken at least 30 people from a burning chemical plant after an explosion in Louisiana.