Jan 05 WATCH: Louisiana posthumously pardons Homer A. Plessy, namesake for ‘separate but equal’ case By Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press The state Board of Pardons in November recommended the pardon for Plessy, who boarded the rail car as a member of a small civil rights group hoping to overturn a state law segregating trains. Continue reading
Dec 13 Uncertainty overwhelms abortion clinics in Louisiana By Roby Chavez The possibility of an imminent Supreme Court decision allowing states to further restrict access has pushed the wait for people seeking abortions in Louisiana to several weeks. Continue reading
Dec 08 Tensions rise among lawmakers, parents as Louisiana debates vaccine mandates in schools By Roby Chavez After seven and a half hours of testimony, a Louisiana House panel overwhelmingly rejects the contentious COVID vaccine proposal for Louisiana schools. The governor vows to move the proposal forward. Continue reading
Nov 26 Aging Louisiana prisoners were promised a chance at parole after 10 years. Some are finally free By Roby Chavez Five "10/6 lifers" have recently been released after more than 50 years behind bars at Angola Prison in Louisiana. Prison reform advocates pushed for their release after decades-old plea deals were ignored. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 7:32 News Wrap: Overdose deaths hit record high during the pandemic In our news wrap Wednesday, new numbers show COVID-19 is pushing drug overdose deaths to record highs. Two men convicted of assassinating Malcolm X in New York in 1965 will have their names cleared. An Arizona man at the center… Continue watching
Nov 17 Parole granted to inmate who played key role in juvenile detention debate By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Montgomery, 75, was convicted in the 1963 killing of East Baton Rouge sheriff’s deputy Charles Hurt, who caught him skipping school. He was 17 at the time. Continue reading
Nov 15 Louisiana public schools grapple with learning lost to pandemic surges and storms By Roby Chavez Nearly two years of classroom turmoil, virtual learning, and school closures have upended education for nearly 700,000 children enrolled in public schools across the state, in ways big and small. Continue reading
Oct 01 This century-old Louisiana grocery store has weathered decades of storms. Ida may be its breaking point By Roby Chavez COCODRIE, LA – Lapeyrouse’s grocery store stood the test of time for more than a century. For three generations, the store has persevered through numerous storms, but it’s never seen anything like Ida, which blew through coastal Louisiana… Continue reading
Sep 17 ‘Purest form of hell’: Louisianans are living in tents and cars after losing homes to storms By Roby Chavez Local officials say there simply is not enough affordable housing for all the people who have lost their homes. Continue reading
Sep 13 Tropical Storm Nicholas gets stronger, threatens to hit Texas as hurricane By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Tropical Storm Nicholas gathered strength Monday and threatened to blow ashore in Texas as a hurricane that could bring up to 20 inches of rain to parts of the Gulf Coast. Continue reading