U.S. soldier’s newlywed wife faces deportation after being detained on Louisiana military base

A U.S. Army staff sergeant is trying to halt his wife’s deportation after she was detained inside a Louisiana military base where the couple was planning to live together just days after their wedding. The effort to remove the soldier’s wife, who was born in Honduras and remained in a federal immigration detention center Monday, … Read more

US soldier trying to halt wife’s deportation after she was detained on Louisiana military base

NEW ORLEANS — A U.S. Army staff sergeant is trying to halt his wife’s deportation after she was detained inside a Louisiana military base where the couple was planning to live together just days after their wedding. The effort to remove the soldier’s wife, who was born in Honduras and remained in a federal immigration … Read more

At least 13 people injured at Louisiana Lao New Year Festival after vehicle crashes into crowd

At least 13 people were injured after a driver struck a crowd at the Louisiana Lao New Year Festival on Saturday, authorities said.  Deputies with the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement they were investigating an incident involving a vehicle that struck multiple pedestrians during a parade. “Several individuals sustained injuries, some of … Read more

Vehicle hits revelers during Lao New Year celebration in Louisiana

Several people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday in rural Louisiana, authorities said. Video shared on social media showed multiple people on the ground at the annual event in Broussard and New Iberia. The videos showed firefighters tending to one person trapped beneath the … Read more

Multiple people injured after car strikes pedestrians at Lao New Year parade in Louisiana

Several people were injured when a car struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year in Louisiana, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The car struck “multiple pedestrians” Saturday afternoon at the corner of Savannakhet and Melancon Road in Broussard, the Iberia … Read more

Rapper Mystikal pleads guilty to third-degree rape in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. — The rapper Mystikal, who received multiple Grammy nominations in the early 2000s, pleaded guilty Tuesday to raping a woman at his Louisiana home nearly four years ago, according to court records. The 55-year-old performer, whose given name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, pleaded guilty to third-degree rape in an Ascension Parish courtroom, … Read more