A Louisiana sheriff says law enforcement fatally shot an armed man who killed his wife and toddler in his home
January 18, 2025Residents arrested for alleged animal abuse
January 15, 2025A Louisiana man has been arrested for the fatal stabbings of a woman a two children
January 11, 2025Man accused of contacting ex 160 times in a day among 3 wanted on domestic violence charges
January 07, 2025
The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, following the first death of a patient from the virus in
January 07, 2025
The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported
January 06, 2025
A U.S. patient who had been hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday, marking the country's first
January 06, 2025
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has ordered an investigation into security deficiencies and safety measures in place before an Army veteran sped around a police blockade and raced down Bourbon Street, killing 14 New Year’s revelers
January 06, 2025
America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana
January 06, 2025
A missing 14-year-old Tennessee girl has been found safe in the Louisiana woods, where authorities say she was left by a man who had picked her up from her home after the two met online
December 28, 2024A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the first severe case of the illness in the United States
December 27, 2024
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December 26, 2024
Louisiana authorities say a 93-year-old former Catholic priest sentenced to life in prison for raping a teenage boy has died
December 27, 2024Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas are under severe weather watches as the National Weather Service predicts a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes to the region
December 27, 2024
The U.S. reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a Louisiana resident who is hospitalized in critical condition after suspected
December 18, 2024
Health officials have confirmed the first case of severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu
December 18, 2024
America’s first severe case of bird flu confirmed in Louisiana
December 18, 2024
The Louisiana Department of Health said on Friday it has detected the first presumptive positive human case of H5N1 bird flu infection in the U.S. state.
December 13, 2024
Facebook’s parent company Meta says it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana
December 04, 2024
Some residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who were sent to ride out 2021's Hurricane Ida in a warehouse are being offered shares of a nearly $9 million settlement
December 07, 2024
The Trace spotlights Lieutenant Valerie Martinez-Jordan, who has trained over 2,000 officers in a Louisiana program that prevents abusers from accessing firearms, even as federal laws become looser.
December 06, 2024
Salt water from the Gulf of Mexico is creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in some Louisiana communities
September 25, 2023
Salt water flowing from the Gulf of Mexico into the drought-stricken Mississippi River is prompting Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards to ask President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency
September 26, 2023
Citrus farmers in the southeast corner of Louisiana are scrambling to find ways to irrigate their crops with fresh water
September 28, 2023
Salt water inching up the Mississippi River is progressing more slowly than once projected — buying time for water systems in metropolitan New Orleans that draw drinking water from the river
October 05, 2023
Voting rights advocates are locked in a court fight with Louisiana's top Republicans over whether the state must follow Alabama’s court-ordered path in drawing a new, Black-majority congressional district
October 06, 2023
A judge has delivered a victory to the state prosecution of white Louisiana lawmen in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
October 09, 2023
The race to replace Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards tops the list of contests voters will decide Saturday in one of only three gubernatorial elections scheduled this year
October 11, 2023
Plans by the Port of South Louisiana to purchase what was once a major shipyard for construction of military vessels have been delayed
October 11, 2023
Attorney General Jeff Landry has won Louisiana governor’s seat, fending off a crowded field of candidates
October 14, 2023
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April 26, 2024
The toll from a fiery pileup in dense fog on a Louisiana interstate has risen to eight dead and 63 injured
October 24, 2023
A mix of smoke and fog known as ‘super fog' has triggered accidents involving multiple vehicles and at least one death on Interstate 10 in Louisiana
November 07, 2023
Republicans in Louisiana have swept three runoff races for powerful statewide offices: attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer
November 18, 2023
As much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline system off Louisiana’s southeast coast
November 21, 2023
Louisiana lawmakers now have until the end of January to draw and pass new congressional boundaries to replace the current map that a federal judge says dilutes the power of the state’s Black voters
December 03, 2023
The Louisiana State Police are reinstating a veteran trooper who had been accused of withholding graphic body-camera footage of a fatal traffic stop
December 18, 2023
The Biden administration is granting Louisiana's request to administer its own permit program for wells that store carbon dioxide
December 28, 2023
Louisiana’s newly inaugurated lawmakers are set to convene for a special session during which they will discuss items that could impact how the state conducts elections
January 14, 2024
The Louisiana Legislature passed a congressional map with a second majority-Black district on Friday, marking a win for Democrats after a legal battle and political tug-of-war that spanned nearly two years
January 19, 2024
Facebook-parent Meta said on Wednesday it plans to invest $10 billion to set up an AI data center in Louisiana, in what would be the tech company's largest data center in the world.
December 04, 2024
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry officially called for a highly anticipated crime-focused special legislative session on Thursday that could overhaul the state’s current criminal justice system, reversing hard-fought and historic reforms that happened under Landry’s Democratic predecessor
February 08, 2024
Louisiana prosecutors have quietly dismissed charges against state police troopers who were recorded beating a Black motorist
February 09, 2024
Carnival season 2024 is entering its final days in New Orleans with big parades on the city's main thoroughfares and smaller, offbeat walking clubs strolling the old French Quarter
February 09, 2024
New Orleans' Carnival season is nearing its “Fat Tuesday” climax
February 13, 2024
A Louisiana State University freshman football player was arrested Thursday and charged with attempted second-degree murder after a shooting last week that injured two people
February 16, 2024
Authorities have launched an investigation after a north Louisiana church attended by House Speaker Mike Johnson received mail containing a white powder
February 20, 2024
In an effort to subdue violent crimes, lawmakers have returned to the Capitol for a short special legislative session and are advancing a slew of Republican-authored tough-on-crime policies
February 21, 2024
A rare calf born with two faces is continuing to flourish eight days after its birth at a southwest Louisiana farm
March 08, 2024
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Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
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