Lashonda Lafleur, the mother of a 17-year-old girl who was shot earlier this month, is urging for something to be done about the gun violence in Opelousas, saying her daughter is now brain dead.

One person is dead and another was arrested following a deadly shooting in the early morning hours of Nov. 17.

NEW ORLEANS — Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick flanked by her homicide detectives gave an update to the media Monday on ...