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State lawmakers heard from supporters of the death penalty Tuesday, during a meeting of the House Criminal Justice Committee.

One Acadiana family is encouraging people to obtain flu shots after losing two loved ones to the flu within one week of each other.

Lafayette police are investigating a body found on Lebesque Road.

I can't imagine that it was easy for him to write the post, as it shows what some might judge as a darker side of his life and it shows vulnerability.

A Washington man's new car may have contributed to his mother's death in the oddest of ways.

'It's a rough world out there people,' he wrote on Instagram. 'Try to hang on.'

Ray Pellerin of Pellerin's Funeral Home posted a plea on Facebook, asking people to help find a deceased woman's family.

According to a Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office news release, investigators believe the remains are of a middle-aged man.

Department of Health spokeswoman Samantha Hartmann says at least 49 got sick after eating dish sold on Monday, with 31 having to be hospitalized.

A 325-pound woman is facing homicide charges after she allegedly sat on her 9-year-old cousin for misbehaving, causing the child's death.

Rest in peace, Mr. Pete: the festival won't be the same without you.

An unfortunate event brings to light that professional wrestlers are highly trained and skilled athletes. You shouldn't try their incredible moves at home.

I looked up some statistics and I found the 10 things that will most likely kill you if you live in Louisiana.

Kayla Ann Denham of Baton Rouge never returned from a home visit in Denham Springs, where she was meeting first-time client Christopher Landry for a massage.

The man's body was found Saturday, May 6 in the Vermilion River.

What should I do with my parent's stuff when they pass on? It's rational versus emotional and can tear a family apart.

Deputies responded to reports of the 5-month-old with respiratory problems.

Broken heart syndrome is a very real medical condition. There's no real way to prevent it but there are steps you can take or help someone take to help them ease the mental and physical effects associated with it.

Sixty-one-year-old Tommy Francise, of Plaquemine, was arrested early Thursday in Lafayette in the deaths of two men.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a study on each state's most distinctive way to die. Once again Louisiana showed just how unique it really is.