Authorities reopened a railroad overpass Monday that was closed when a train derailment spilled 10,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid and forced the evacuation of more than 3,000 residents.All evacuated residents were allowed to return home Sunday, but the...

Residents forced to flee a toxic chemical spill returned home, but a narrow evacuation perimeter remained around the site of a freight train derailment.About 3,000 residents were allowed to return home Sunday as crews cleaned up hydrochloric acid that...

Six cars of a freight train derailed early Saturday, including one that began leaking hydrochloric acid, causing thousands of people to evacuate homes, businesses and two nursing homes within one mile of the wreck.The spilled acid sent a toxic cloud over...

Six rail cars have derailed in southern Louisiana, with two cars leaking hydrochloric acid and forcing police to evacuate thousands of residents within a 1-mile of the accident.Lafayette Corporal Paul Mouton says the two cars began leaking after the 2:20...

Two rail cars have jumped the track and overturned in southern Louisiana, leaking hydrochloric acid and forcing police to evacuate thousands of residents within a 1-mile of the accident.Lafayette Corporal Paul Mouton says a total of six cars derailed...

Charel Allen ruined Oklahoma’s planned homecoming. Pat Summitt just keeps winning.On the night Summitt became the first coach in Division I basketball to win 100 NCAA tournament games, Allen stole the show with a fearless late-night performance and a...

New England Patriots running back Kevin Faulk was issued a misdemeanor summons last Friday for possession of marijuana. Capt. John Babin of the Lafayette Metro Narcotics Task Force confirmed the summons on Tuesday.Faulk, a Louisiana native and former LSU...

On the way to this storm-ravaged community, a billboard bubbling with fresh paste rises over a rural road with a message from the Gospel of Matthew: “Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”In Macon County and other predominantly...

President Bush, dispensing hugs freely as he comforted tornado survivors Friday, acknowledged the “incredible sadness and worry” he saw in their eyes and said the nation stood ready to help.”I have no doubt in my mind this community will come back...