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Saturday, May 19 2012 8:30 PM EDT2012-05-20 00:30:58 GMT
The driver of an 18-wheeler managed to drive 25 miles in the wrong direction on I-10 over the Atchafalaya basin before being stopped Friday night, according to Louisiana State Police. The driver, 62-year-oldMore >>
The driver of an 18-wheeler managed to drive 25 miles in the wrong direction on I-10 over the Atchafalaya basin before being stopped Friday night, according to Louisiana State Police.More >>
Saturday, May 19 2012 10:00 AM EDT2012-05-19 14:00:23 GMT
A Walker business owner is wiping his slate clean, and it's like starting his business up from scratch for the second time. "Big mistake I made in lifetime," said CW Custom Cabinets owner Chris Walker.More >>
A Walker business owner is wiping his slate clean, and it's like starting his business up from scratch for the second time.More >>
Friday, May 18 2012 7:17 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:17:11 GMT
(WMC-TV) - More than 1,000 Action News 5 Facebook fans are rallying around a mother who feels Facebook is discriminating against photos she posted on the social media network of her son. Grayson JamesMore >>
UPDATE: A Mid-South mother has been banned from Facebook for the photos she posted of her newborn son.
Saturday, May 19 2012 2:11 PM EDT2012-05-19 18:11:41 GMT
Baton Rouge police have now made four arrests in a fatal shooting that happened earlier in the week. A 24-year-old man, Keion Dshay Carr of Baton Rouge, was charged Friday with accessory after the factMore >>
Baton Rouge police have now made four arrests in a fatal shooting that happened earlier in the week.More >>
Saturday, May 19 2012 7:21 PM EDT2012-05-19 23:21:42 GMT
Jackson Slaid delivered the go-ahead-run with a pinch hit single, scoring Jordy Snikeris in the tenth inning, and Mason Katz followed with what turned out to be the game-winning RBI as LSU beat South CarolinaMore >>
Pinch hitter Jackson Slaid delivered a two-out RBI single in the top of the 10th inning for the go-ahead run Saturday as fourth-ranked LSU posted a 3-2 victory over top-ranked South Carolina.More >>
Hollywood star Will Smith has slapped a male television reporter who tried to kiss him before the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black III."More >>
Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black III."More >>
Friday, May 11 2012 6:31 PM EDT2012-05-11 22:31:17 GMT
Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie has been found not guilty of murder. The jury deliberated for about an hour and a half.More >>
Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie, whose real name is Torence Hatch, has been found not guilty of murder. "I knew he was never guilty," his mother said. More >>
Saturday, May 19 2012 6:08 PM EDT2012-05-19 22:08:27 GMT
The first tropical storm of the 2012 Hurricane Season has formed and is no threat to Louisiana. Tropical Storm Alberto formed just off the coast of South Carolina Saturday afternoon. The storm as ofMore >>
The first tropical storm of the 2012 Hurricane Season has formed and is no threat to Louisiana. Tropical Storm Alberto formed just off the coast of South Carolina Saturday afternoon.More >>
Saturday, May 19 2012 9:43 PM EDT2012-05-20 01:43:24 GMT
Kimberly Black - Cleveland Police Photo
Cleveland Police are on scene of a car accident.Authorities say the incident happened at E. 125th and Soika. Witnesses say at least one child was struck.They are just getting on scene and details areMore >>
Charges have been filed in a fatal stabbing turned deadly car crash on the city's east side.More >>
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