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.
Politics Nov 06 Trump rallies in Louisiana in bid to unseat Democratic governor With voting complete in Mississippi and Kentucky, President Donald Trump is turning attention to the last gubernatorial contest of the year. Watch live here at 7 p.m. ET.
Politics Oct 12 Louisiana’s Democratic governor forced into runoff Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' quest for a second term as the Deep South's only Democratic governor will stretch over another month, as voters denied him an outright primary win Saturday and sent him to a runoff election.