A rape victim was offered money in exchange for reducing her attacker's 12-year sentence.

Workers had to run for their lives as the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans collapsed.

US police officers are under scrutiny for posts they make on social media.

Barry weakened after making landfall but could still cause disastrous flooding.

Residents in Louisiana are bracing for Tropical Storm Barry and the rain it will bring.

Motorcycle officers crashed while travelling down a highway in Louisiana.

Day-long manhunt crossed several states.

Sylviane Lozada has not been seen since 2011, when her husband left Louisiana.

Lawsuit likely after Louisiana teacher arrested for questioning her boss's pay rise.

Neilson Rizzuto was arrested on multiple charges and was held at city jail.

A woman took shelter in a bathtub and the tornado lifted the tub out of the home and deposited it in the woods - she still survived.

A sports teacher has been arrested in the US after police found nude pictures she had sent and then admitted having sex with students.

A married father who vanished from his home without a trace 23 years ago was found living in a different state with an entirely new family.

Southern US states along the Mississippi River are bracing for the flooding that caused thousands of evacuations and killed at least 31 people.

Louisiana's New Orleans is a comfortable road trip destination from Houston, writes Tim Lamb.

One thing that New Orleans does better than anywhere else is party, discovers Ewan McDonald.

Beignets and buskers are among the Big Easy's delights, writes Megan Singleton.

If jazz is your poison, be prepared to drink your fill in New Orleans, writes Sophie Barclay.

New Orleans is worthy of a pilgrimage for music lovers, writes Marty Duda.

Jack Barlow visits the Louisiana museum devoted to a singer who shook our nerves and rattled our brains.

Rhett Butler and Scarlett come to life for Paul Rush as he visits the deep South.

Get into the swing of local music culture by attending one of these great music festivals.

Twice a year, inmates of a maximum-security prison stage a public rodeo. Nigel Tisdall went along.

As America's oldest highway marks its centenary, Chris Moss rounds up the options for a US fly-drive.

As Halloween approaches, Heather Tyler finds some scary treats for travellers in the US.

Kevin Pilley gets comfortable on the Mississippi's water.

The resilient city of New Orleans defies the weather and turns the music back on at its annual jazz festival, writes Paul Gurney.