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Nation Nov 02

Gulf storm damage causes polling place moves, power outages

Thousands of voters in southwest Louisiana will be casting ballots in different locations Tuesday because Hurricane Laura wrecked their traditional polling sites in late August.

Nation Aug 28

More than 750,000 still without power in Hurricane Laura’s aftermath

In hard-hit Lake Charles, Louisiana, the mayor says many of the city's 80,000 residents could be without basic services for days or weeks…

Nation Aug 28

Remnants of Hurricane Laura move east, leaving a disaster in Louisiana

Flooding and more tornadoes were possible Friday as the leftovers of the once fearsome Category 4 hurricane, now a tropical depression, move eastward. Already, an apparent tornado tore through a church and homes in Arkansas.

Nation Aug 27

Louisiana parish votes to keep Confederate statue; Hurricane Laura topples it

The South's Defenders Monument formerly stood in front of the Calcasieu Parish courthouse. On Thursday morning it could be seen lying on its side, with broken tree branches strewn on the grass around it.

Politics Jul 14

WATCH: Pence says school reopening is ‘right thing to do’ amid virus surge

Appearing at Louisiana State University, the Republican vice president described the nation as “in a much better position today to deal with the pandemic” even as virus cases surge across much of the country.

Health Jun 16

Louisiana widening access to medical marijuana under new law

More Louisiana residents will have access to medical marijuana under a significant expansion of the state's therapeutic cannabis program that Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed into law.

Health Apr 14

WATCH: Louisiana governor holds briefing after again delaying primary election

Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday again delayed Louisiana's presidential primary because of the coronavirus — this time to July 11 — as the state's chief elections officer asked lawmakers to expand mail-in balloting and early voting.

Politics Nov 17

Democrat Edwards wins reelection in conservative Louisiana

Deep in the heart of the conservative South, Louisiana’s voters reelected Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards to a second term, shocking Republicans who had hoped to reclaim the seat on the strength of President Donald Trump’s popularity.

Politics Nov 16

Live Results: Louisiana Governor Election

BATON ROUGE, La. — In a race that has become a nail-biter, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards battled Saturday to defy the partisan odds in the ruby red South and win reelection to a seat that President Donald Trump desperately…

Politics Nov 14

WATCH: At rally, Trump says impeachment probe has been ‘very hard’ on family

Louisiana has the last of three Southern governor’s races this year, all targets of intense interest from the GOP and Trump.

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