A mom fed up with her child’s ongoing tantrum in the car abandoned the boy along a four-lane highway, then reported him kidnapped at 1 a.m., according to investigators in Louisiana.

Conflict between the mother and son led to the child running away and the mother calling in a false kidnapping report, deputies say.

Jeff Landry’s complicated tax package continued to power forward Wednesday as a key legislative committee approved more than $1 billion in new sales taxes. That money would mostly offset the House’s decision the day before to cut income taxes and repeal the corporate franchise tax.

Louisiana’s GOP-dominated House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed individual and corporate tax cuts, along with a constitutional amendment

Key provisions of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's plan to cut personal income and corporate taxes passed the state House of Representatives on Tuesday. The House voted 87-12 to shift individual income tax rates to a flat 3% and 83-14 to eliminate the corporate franchise tax.

An LSU student has been arrested after prosecutors say he made an online threat to kill Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who advocated for bringing a live tiger onto the field as part of a recent college football game.

Louisiana governor Jeff Landry spoke out against anyone who has opposed LSU's decision to have a live tiger at its game against Alabama.

The governor blamed "woke people" for ending the live tiger tradition at LSU games and spoke about the most recent exotic animal visit. "If the tiger has any fault, you can’t blame him unless he can stay for the whole game,