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While nearly all of Louisiana is abnormally dry for this time of year, half of the state is facing "extreme" or "exceptional" drought, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Lawrence Hecker, 91, became an ordained priest in 1958, and used that position to abuse minors.
The South holds the sad distinction of having some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the U.S. Sharyn Alfonsi spoke to some of the women trying to improve maternal health care.
Doctors tell 60 Minutes Louisiana's abortion ban has impacted the treatment of miscarriages and reduced access to routine maternal medical care.
A top pediatric cardiologist in Louisiana is leaving the state with his family after state lawmakers passed legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed the bills, but the Republican-controlled legislature overruled him on one of the measures, which bans gender-affirming care for people under 18. Dr. Jake Kleinmahon, one of just three doctors with his qualifications in Louisiana, joined CBS News to discuss why he's now moving to New York.
The man who came across the dolphins has been fishing in the area for decades, but says "nothing like this" has ever emerged.
A daughter watches in horror as her mother is kidnapped from their home by intruders posing as delivery men. "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud reports.
Schanda Handley details how she survived an abduction and later found video linking her estranged husband Michael Handley to the crime.
An inmate allegedly attacked Nassar in his cell with a makeshift weapon, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
After Schanda Handley's abduction, she found video recordings made by her estranged husband, Michael Handley, that authorities said show him planning the whole thing.
As soon as Schanda Handley was rescued, she told police she believed her estranged husband was behind her kidnapping. See the evidence that convinced investigators he was responsible.
When Hurricane Ida slammed Grand Isle, Louisiana, as a Category 4 storm in 2021, it left a mother dolphin and her baby trapped in a pond system. This month, they were finally rescued and released back into the ocean.
Officials believe the mother and her calf became stranded in the Grand Isles pond system when Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana as a Category 4 storm in August 2021.
Twin sisters say they were attacked by a Black man. Are they telling the truth or hiding a family secret? "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud reports.
Twin sisters say they were attacked by a Black man. Are they telling the truth or hiding a family secret? "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud reports Saturday, June 17 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
The woman and her mother are charged with injuring public records after allegedly using a fraudulent passport and birth certificate to enroll at Hahnville High School in Boutte, Louisiana.
Cameron Robbins went overboard from a pleasure vessel, and authorities from the Bahamas and the U.S. are looking for him.
An obituary said Michael Arthur "Micky" Gellar would be remembered for his "empathy, passion, strength, fearlessness, drive, discipline and limitless potential."
The girl suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head and was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, a sheriff's office said.
According to the EPA, cancer risk in the community of Reserve is about 50 times the national average.
The inmate was arrested along with a woman now charged with aiding and abetting the escape.
Surveillance video from a home in the neighborhood showed a woman, who authorities say is Landon, pulling the bucket in a wagon on the street.
The court maintained access to mifepristone for the time being but is only letting it be dispensed after a doctor's office visit, not by mail, and up to seven weeks into a pregnancy, not 10.
The girls traveled more than 400 miles to meet who they believed to be a teenager, though their identity is still unknown.
A confession from a fellow inmate supported David Brown's contention that he was not involved in the killing of a prison guard.
Dozens of companies and wealthy individuals have given money toward President Trump's White House ballroom project. Many have also sought favorable policies.
A red and gray scrap truck carried remnants of the East Wing about six miles from the White House.
The deployment dramatically increases the number of U.S. service members and ships dedicated to countering narcotics traffickers.
President Trump late Friday pushed for several Biden-era Justice Department officials to be prosecuted over an FBI investigation into the fallout of the 2020 election.
The government shutdown hit Day 25 with no deal in sight as the Senate stands adjourned for the weekend.
The U.S. sanctioned the Colombian president, an escalation of the feud between President Trump and the South American leader.
The Trump administration is proposing to auction offshore oil drilling leases across new portions of the U.S. coast as soon as 2026, according to internal documents viewed by CBS News.
President Trump said he's ending trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariff ad campaign by the province of Ontario that uses Ronald Reagan's voice — leading Ontario to pull the ads after this weekend.
The Trump administration's deportation flights to Venezuela have continued amid heightened U.S.-Venezuelan tensions, senior Department of Homeland Security officials say.