Politics Mar 24 LISTEN: Supreme Court appears divided in case over gerrymandering and race in Louisiana The Supreme Court seems closely divided over a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, which has two Black majority districts for the first time.
Nation Mar 16 Death toll rises to at least 37 after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms ravage multiple U.S. states Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires this weekend, leaving at least 37 people dead.
Health Jan 31 New York doctor indicted over online prescription of abortion pill in Louisiana The case appears to be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state, at least since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and opened the door for…
Nation Jan 05 FBI says driver behind New Year’s truck attack visited New Orleans twice before The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with hands-free glasses, an FBI official said Sunday.
Nation Jan 04 New Orleans attacker reserved truck weeks ago, had suspected bomb materials at home, officials say The man who rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in New Orleans had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and reserved the vehicle used in the deadly attack more than six weeks earlier, law enforcement…
Politics Nov 12 Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring classrooms display Ten Commandments U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles on Tuesday said the law had an "overtly religious" purpose and said opponents of the law are likely to win their ongoing lawsuit against the law.
Nation Sep 13 Thousands remain without power in New Orleans as Francine drenches the South Forecasters expected Francine to weaken Friday as it crosses northern Arkansas, but the storm's slow progress will mean days of heavy rain in the Southeast, creating a flash flooding risk.
Nation Sep 12 Francine weakens moving inland as the storm leaves behind flooding and widespread power outages The National Hurricane Center predicted the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season would continue weakening. It's expected to slow down as it moves across Mississippi.
Nation Sep 10 Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Francine The system knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of utility customers, sent storm surge rushing into coastal communities and raised flooding fears in New Orleans and beyond.
Nation Sep 10 Tropical Storm Francine gains strength, expected to be a hurricane when it reaches Gulf Coast A hurricane warning was in effect along the Louisiana coast from the border with Texas eastward to Grand Isle, about 50 miles south of New Orleans.