Sad News

The Louisiana Department of Health reports deaths only after the parish coroner confirms it is storm-related. And as of last night, that number was 13.

French gymnast Samir Ait Said shattered his leg during preliminary competition at the Rio Olympics Saturday. To add insult to literal injury, EMTs dropped his stretcher as they loaded him into the ambulance! All of it was caught on video.

Fountain's manager said Fountain died Saturday morning of heart failure.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre says that detectives responded early yesterday to a double shooting, which was believed to be a murder-suicide at a residence.

Bonnie Brown, the youngest of the Browns singing trio, passed away on Saturday in her native Arkansas from complications of lung cancer. She was 77.

11-year-old Cameron Michael Bailey of Lafayette was killed in a crash yesterday morning in Foley, Alabama.

Craig Morgan's 19-year-old son, Jerry Greer, is dead following a water tubing accident. He was 19.

Legendary Tennessee Volunteers women's basketball coach Pat Summitt has died after a five year battle with dementia. She was 64 years old.

Ralph Stanley, a patriarch of Appalachian music who helped expand and popularize the genre that became knows as bluegrass, died on Thursday from difficulties of skin cancer. He was 89.

Sad news out of Baton Rouge as longtime WAFB broadcast journalist Paul Gates has passed away at the age of 69.

Shocking news for Cajuns' Basketball

Sad news out of Hollywood as actor Anton Yelchin was killed in a car crash early this morning. He was a rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new "Star Trek" film

Governor Edwards offers words of comfort for victims and families of those affected by the mass shooting in Orlando.

UPDATE 5:50 p.m. ET: Orlando officials have begun listing names of the deceased on their website.

Tragic news to report out of Orlando as former The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie is dead after being shot following a concert.

Hallee Sorenson, an 18-year-old girl with autism had a birthday party last year, and no one she invited showed up. Well, the internet has found out about this heartbreaking situation and is doing something about it, and you can to.

Mixed martial arts fighter Kimbo Slice has died. He was 42.

Hunter Hayes was actually there and witnessed the accident. The reason he was there is the part that will give you the frissons.

Sherry Ruth Francis had only worked at The Ranch Radio in Kerrville, Texas, for a month before she was found killed around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday morning.

The Carencro Fire Department announced on Sunday the passing of former longtime Fire Chief Carroll Guilbeau. He was 95.