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Researcher identifies enslaved people she believes are buried at planned Louisiana plastics complex

A genealogist spent years scouring historical records to trace the lives and establish the identities of enslaved people she believes are buried on the grounds of Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group's $9.4 billion facility in southeast Louisiana

Researcher identifies enslaved people she believes are buried at planned Louisiana plastics complex
Education|Lifestyle|US

Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year is trying to block the state's Ten Commandments law

Louisiana’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, has filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1

Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year is trying to block the state's Ten Commandments law
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Lana Del Rey did marry alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene in Louisiana, document shows

It is official

Lana Del Rey did marry alligator swamp tour guide Jeremy Dufrene in Louisiana, document shows
Entertainment|Lifestyle

Louisiana boy with autism gets dream ticket to Taylor Swift show

Louisiana boy with autism gets dream ticket to Taylor Swift show

Louisiana boy with autism gets dream ticket to Taylor Swift show
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Travel

Before Taylor Swift show in New Orleans, a homeless encampment is forced to move

Louisiana officials have begun moving a homeless encampment near the Superdome in New Orleans, days before three weekend concerts by Taylor Swift

Before Taylor Swift show in New Orleans, a homeless encampment is forced to move
Crime|US

Woman killed and dumped in Lake Pontchartrain in 1986 is finally identified

It’s taken 38 years, but Louisiana authorities have finally identified a woman whose body was found floating in Lake Pontchartrain

Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|US

Louisiana Gov. forces removal of New Orleans homeless encampment ahead of Taylor Swift concerts this weekend

Louisiana Gov. forces removal of New Orleans homeless encampment ahead of Taylor Swift concerts this weekend

Louisiana Gov. forces removal of New Orleans homeless encampment ahead of Taylor Swift concerts this weekend
Crime|US

Judge blocks further sweeps of homeless camp in New Orleans ahead of Taylor Swift concerts

A judge in Louisiana has temporarily blocked further efforts by state officials to clear homeless encampments in New Orleans

Judge blocks further sweeps of homeless camp in New Orleans ahead of Taylor Swift concerts
Crime|US

Bossier City woman hit, run over by thief stealing her car

Bossier City woman hit, run over by thief stealing her car

Bossier City woman hit, run over by thief stealing her car
Food|Health

Mystery mushroom candies raise concerns over safety and labeling

Mystery mushroom candies raise concerns over safety and labeling

Mystery mushroom candies raise concerns over safety and labeling
Crime|US

Shreveport mother convicted of neglect of family

Shreveport mother convicted of neglect of family

Shreveport mother convicted of neglect of family
Business|Crime|Health|Political|US

Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims

Louisiana’s new law categorizing two widely used abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances is being challenged in a state court lawsuit by a physician, a pharmacist, two women who had difficult pregnancies and others

Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims
Health|Lifestyle|US

Louisiana sued over law classifying abortion pills as controlled substances

A group of healthcare providers and others on Thursday sued Louisiana in an effort to block a law that classified mifepristone and misoprostol, the drugs used in

Louisiana sued over law classifying abortion pills as controlled substances
Crime|Political|US

Supreme Court will weigh in on new mostly Black Louisiana congressional district, after election

The Supreme Court is taking up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana’s congressional map with two mostly Black districts

Supreme Court will weigh in on new mostly Black Louisiana congressional district, after election
Election|US

Supreme Court agrees to review Louisiana congressional map that favors Democrats

Supreme Court agrees to review Louisiana congressional map that favors Democrats

Supreme Court agrees to review Louisiana congressional map that favors Democrats
US

US Supreme Court to hear fight over Louisiana voting map with more Black-majority districts

The U.S.

US Supreme Court to hear fight over Louisiana voting map with more Black-majority districts
Election|US

AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Louisiana

Former President Donald Trump won Louisiana on Tuesday for the third consecutive presidential election, increasing his electoral vote tally by eight

Election|Political|US

AP Race Call: Republican Clay Higgins wins reelection to U.S. House in Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District

Republican Rep. Clay Higgins won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Louisiana on Tuesday

Election|Political|US

AP Race Call: Republican Julia Letlow wins reelection to U.S. House in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District

Republican Rep. Julia Letlow won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Louisiana on Tuesday

Election|US

AP Race Call: Republican Steve Scalise wins reelection to U.S. House in Louisiana's 1st Congressional District

Republican Rep. Steve Scalise won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Louisiana on Tuesday

Election|Political|US

AP Race Call: Democrat Troy Carter wins reelection to U.S. House in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District

Democratic Rep. Troy Carter won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Louisiana on Tuesday

Crime|Education|US|Videos

Tulane police investigating after a person attacked by hammer near downtown campus

Tulane police investigating after a person attacked by hammer near downtown campus

Education|Political|US

US judge blocks Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms

A federal judge on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a Louisiana law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms in the state.

US judge blocks Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms
Education|Opinion|US

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments

Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill says the state will ask a federal appeals court to quickly stay a lower court's order declaring unconstitutional a law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
Education|Opinion|Political|US

Federal judge temporarily blocks Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments

Federal judge temporarily blocks Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments

Education|US

Louisiana asks court to block part of ruling against Ten Commandments in classrooms

Lawyers for the state of Louisiana are asking a federal appeals court in New Orleans to immediately block a judge’s ruling ordering education officials to tell all local districts that a law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms is unconstitutional

Louisiana asks court to block part of ruling against Ten Commandments in classrooms
Crime|Education|US

LSU student arrested over threats to governor who wanted a tiger at college football games

An LSU student who is accused of threating to kill Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has been arrested

Crime|Europe

SPD: Child hit with extension cord, mother arrested

SPD: Child hit with extension cord, mother arrested

SPD: Child hit with extension cord, mother arrested
Education|Opinion|US

Court ruling stops Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms for now

Louisiana’s plan to make all public school classrooms in the state post the Ten Commandments next year remains on hold under a federal appeals court ruling in New Orleans

Court ruling stops Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms for now
Crime|Election|US

Louisiana GOP lawmakers want to make it easier to try juveniles as adults

Louisiana's GOP-dominated Legislature approved a constitutional amendment on Friday that would allow lawmakers to expand the number of crimes in which juveniles between 14 and 16 years old could be tried as adults

Economy|US

Louisiana lawmakers pass income and corporate tax cuts, raising statewide sales tax to pay for it

Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate income on Friday in exchange for a statewide sales tax increase

Louisiana lawmakers pass income and corporate tax cuts, raising statewide sales tax to pay for it

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