Louisiana

US Taxpayers Get Refunds Twice After Error, "Don't Spend" Says Government

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 17, 2019

Taxpayers in the US state of Louisiana got an unexpected windfall when a computer error issued their tax refunds a second time, local media reported on Saturday.

21-Year-Old Man Shoots Parents, Three Others In US: Cops

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday January 27, 2019

At least five people were killed in two shooting incidents in the US state of Louisiana, police said, adding a manhunt was underway to arrest the suspect.

Van With Children Was Going To Disney World. Then, A "Ball Of Flames"

World News | Katie Mettler, The Washington Post | Sunday January 6, 2019

Packed into a passenger van, a dozen parishioners from a Louisiana Pentecostal church set off across north Florida on their way to Walt Disney World.

Ex-Cops Charged After Video Shows Them Hurling A Student Around School

World News | Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post | Tuesday December 18, 2018

Two former police officers from Louisiana have been charged after a video showed one of them hurling a middle school student to the ground and the other slamming the teen against a table.

US Couple Win $1.8 Million After Finding Discarded Lottery Ticket At Home

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 22, 2018

A couple from Louisiana have more than a million reasons to be grateful this Thanksgiving after discovering a long lost jackpot-winning lottery ticket with only two weeks left to claim it.

North Korea Deports US Citizen, Detained For Crossing Over Illegally

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 16, 2018

A man with the same name was arrested in South Korea while trying to sneak over the inter-Korean border in November last year.Byron, who is in his late 50s and from Louisiana, was later deported back to the US.

Diabetes: Nuts You Should Consume To Manage Blood Sugar Levels Naturally

Food | NDTV Food Desk | Wednesday October 24, 2018

Diabetes: Research in Louisiana State University found that people who regularly eat tree nuts like almonds, pistachios, walnuts and cashews, have lower risk of type-2 diabetes

Runaway Kangaroo Stops Traffic On Highway. Sounds Like Australia? It Wasn't

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Residents of the tiny town of Grayson in Louisiana, USA, were recently amazed to see a small kangaroo on the loose

Meet Stormy (Not Daniels), The Dancer Who Embraced The Power Of Getting Naked

World News | Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post | Saturday June 9, 2018

Stacy Lawrence, better known as Stormy, was one of Louisiana's most popular exotic dancers, the headliner of a club that, for years, bore her name.

Deadly Storms Unleash Tornadoes And Record Snow In United States, Cause Havoc

World News | Reuters | Monday April 16, 2018

Deadly slow-moving storms generated record or near-record snowfall and low temperatures in the US Midwest and tornadoes further east on Sunday, leaving airline travelers stranded and thousands without power.

Toyota Expands U.S. Takata Air Bag Recall To 600,000 Extra Vehicles

Reuters | Wednesday January 10, 2018

Air bags with the inflators have been linked to at least 180 injuries and 20 deaths, mostly in the United States including one in Louisiana that was identified last month.

Man Arrested For "Nigerian Prince" Email Scam Is Not Nigerian

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Monday January 1, 2018

Cops in Louisiana, USA have arrested a man who was allegedly part of the "Nigerian prince" email fraud schemes and he's neither Nigerian nor royalty.

US Top Court Declines Wife Swap Case: Yes, You Read That Right

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 12, 2017

The US Supreme Court on Monday let stand a Louisiana sheriff's firing of two of his deputies for swapping wives and families, refusing to review lower court rulings in a case that raised eyebrows. Brandon Coker and Michael Golden discovered the loves of their lives -- in the arms of each other's wife. After consultation with their families, the men...

Exxon To Pay $300 Million To Resolve U.S. Pollution Cases

World News | Jennifer A. Dlouhy, David Mclaughlin, Bloomberg | Wednesday November 1, 2017

ExxonMobil Corp. agreed to pay more than $300 million to resolve air pollution violations tied to eight chemical plants in Texas and Louisiana, one of a pair of environmental settlements with oil companies announced by the Trump administration on Tuesday.

Hurricane Nate Makes Landfall In Southern United States

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 8, 2017

Hurricane Nate has made landfall at the mouth of the Mississippi River on the southeastern tip of the state of Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday.