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There's a new scam with a name that sounds very Louisiana friendly, it's not. Here's what the FBI wants you to know about the "pig butchering" scam.

Unfortunately, Louisiana not only lands in the top 5, but actually takes the number 2 spot on the list of Most Dangerous States In America. Here's why...

Authorities across the south are joining efforts to locate a missing child with special needs. According to KALB, Sebastian Rogers was last seen six months ago, on February 26th, 2024.

The term 'jugging' is derived from criminals who target people with 'jugs' such as an expensive piece of jewelry or a large amount of money pulled from an ATM. Criminals hang out in bank parking lots or outside high-end stores, and once they identify their victims, they rob them at gunpoint.

Fraudsters associated with Mexican drug cartels have made confirmed contact with unsuspecting Louisiana tourists in an effort to scam money.

There's always a new scam cropping up, and now the scammers have AI and are targeting Louisiana residents.

The National Crime Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as of 2020 estimates that over 600,000 people are reported missing each year. Unfortunately, some of those missing are from right here in Lafayette.

Most folks may not know about this northeast Louisiana city, but it's there and apparently not doing well.

A container ship rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap in a few places and plunge into the river below.

It's pretty shocking who turned out to the be the people who were responsible for a bank robbery.

The FBI has identified five common scams prevalent in Louisiana, urging citizens to be informed and alert.

One of the favorite membership-based big box stores in Louisiana and Texas is warning its shoppers about online scams that could cost them a lot of money if they aren't careful.

A man in jail on second-degree murder and other charges escaped a deputy's custody was captured Tuesday afternoon.

AT&T will "make it right" after a glitch caused customers to lose service, but customer in Louisiana and across the nation are insulted.

AT&T released a statement after service was out for customers nationwide on Thursday. The FBI is also looking into the outage.

Louisiana has one of the highest murder rates in the nation, and it's gotten so bad it's outpacing the national average several times over.

Two south Louisiana men will spend more than a decade in prison after pleading guilty to federal child pornography charges.

MONROE, La. (KPEL News) - A Sterlington man convicted of dealing methamphetamine is now set to stay behind bars for nearly a decade following an investigation involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Drug Enforcement Administration, and the ATF...

The investigation comes amid a growing number of disturbing headlines and lawsuits against the department over the treatment of detainees, including strip-searching a grandmother.

The FBI needs to identify a man in order to find a child victim.