Rachel Handley

Disturbing viral photos showing a dead dog being dragged by a truck highlight a longtime lack of animal control in Washington Parish. The photos were taken on April 29. They show a silver truck dragging a large black dog behind it with a rope tied to its ... See more

NEW ORLEANS — The Sewerage and Water Board has confirmed a long-awaited power source for the city’s drainage pumps is now in service. The substation was built to replace a system of aging turbines and generators, some of which have been in use for more th... See more

By Wednesday, water had begun to recede from some flooded roads in South Mississippi. Others, mostly near the Wolf River in Harrison County, remained underwater. Bells Ferry Road in Delisle was still under deep, fast-moving water by Wednesday evening. It ... See more

A week of heavy rain prompted road closures and evacuations in South Mississippi this week. Tuesday, fast-moving floodwater from Hobolochitto Creek had begun to pour over parts of Beech Street in Picayune. It had reached major flood stage the previous nig... See more

Two teenagers, one a Tulane football signee who had graduated from high school only hours before and the other a rising LSU sophomore on her way home to Texas, were killed in car crashes this weekend. Tulane Football shared the news of 17-year-old Deontav... See more