The La. State Fire Marshal's Office continues to investigate the cause of the deadly fire in Raceland and urges everyone to ...

A house fire in Raceland, Louisiana, kills four people, including three children, with investigations focusing on smoke ...

Ken Pastorick, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections, said Fair was released on good time parole supervision on Friday, Dec. 29, "after serving the prison time required by law." ...

A 93-year-old former Catholic priest sentenced to life in prison earlier this month for raping a teenage boy has died, Louisiana authorities and his lawyer confirmed Friday. Less than two weeks ...

Firefighters from the Baton Rouge, Zachary, West Feliciana, East Side and Shreveport Fire Departments deployed to Texas to help with ongoing recovery from deadly flooding in the state's Hill Country.

Lavespere could not be reached for comment, but corrections department spokesman Ken Pastorick said all prison doctors are licensed and that the board does not allow physicians to return to work ...

The spokesman, Ken Pastorick, says the federal suit's claims are "baseless" and "outlandish." He added that prison officials "look forward to our day in court." ...

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections communications director Ken Pastorick says Lawrence Hecker died of natural causes early Thursday at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

Less than two weeks after being sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars, Lawrence Hecker died of natural causes at 3 a.m. Thursday in a Baton Rouge hospital, according to Ken Pastorick ...