Bus driver saves students before bus fire

A school bus in New Orleans blew up moments after the driver evacuated the students onboard. The driver said she was about to make her fifth stop of the day - when she saw smoke and her instinct was to get everyone off.

Louisiana declares disaster as crawfish shortage hits hard

Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration for the impacted industry Wednesday.

Columbia space shuttle disaster was 21 years ago

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 marks 21 years since the Columbia space shuttle disaster. The spacecraft broke apart as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana in 2003, killing all seven crew members.