Business owner Chandrakant "Lala" Patel, Oakdale police chief Chad Doyle, Oakdale city marshal Michael "Freck" Slaney, Forest Hill police chief Glynn Dixon and former Glenmora police chief Tebo Onishea have all been arrested and indicted in the scheme after what officials said was a year-long investigation.

Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Roy Everett Jordan, Jr., 57, of Georgetown, Louisiana, has been sentenced for the unauthorized removal of archaeological

The LaSalle Parish Sheriff's Office said they believe the child was able to access a loaded handgun before accidentally shooting himself. John F. Kennedy Jr., the only son of President John F. Kennedy, died in a plane crash near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, on July 15, 1999.

OAKDALE, La. (KPLC) - Federal authorities carried out “court-authorized law enforcement activity” Tuesday morning in Baton Rouge and the Oakdale area, according to a statement from the FBI. While officials declined to share details, they confirmed the investigation is ongoing and said no further comment would be provided at this time.

Louisiana is officially canceling a $3 billion coastal restoration project funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement.

They allege that law enforcement leaders worked with an Oakdale, Louisiana business owner to falsify police reports of armed robberies. Alleged victims, who were immigrants, could then apply for a visas that would allow the victims or witnesses to stay in the U.S., FBI leaders said in the press conference.

LAFAYETTE, La. (KALB/Gray News Stations) - Federal authorities, including the FBI, ICE, and the IRS, conducted searches and made arrests across several parts of Louisiana Tuesday, in what the FBI said was “court-authorized law enforcement activity.”

Baton Rouge television stations are reporting that there have been multiple search warrants executed and some arrests in a federal investigation; a press conference is set for Wednesday.