Mar 31 WATCH: Louisiana governor gives coronavirus update after spike in new cases By Associated Press Increased testing shows more than 5,200 people have confirmed infections, according to the figures, up more than 1,200. That's the largest single-day spike in the number of new virus cases Louisiana has seen since its first infection was reported March… Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards gives update on coronavirus response By Courtney Vinopal Gov. John Bel Edwards is expected to give an update on the coronavirus response in Louisiana today. Louisiana has one of the highest fatality rates from COVID-19 thus far, with more than 2,300 confirmed cases and at least 150 deaths. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards gives coronavirus update By Justin Stabley Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards gives an update on the state’s current novel coronavirus situation as the outbreak spreads. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 6:50 Louisiana governor: States are competing against each other for ventilators Leaders in the states hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic so far are facing difficult choices amid limited resources. One of those states is Louisiana, which has experienced an explosion of cases and was declared a federal disaster by President… Continue watching
Mar 25 New unemployment benefit claims rise to levels unseen in recent U.S. history By Rebecca Santana, David A. Lieb, Associated Press U.S. Department of Labor figures to be released Thursday are expected to shatter the old record for the greatest number of new unemployment claims filed in a single week. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 8:44 In Louisiana, prisons shift toward rehabilitation By Joanne Jennings, Bryn Stole For decades, Louisiana incarcerated more people per-capita than anywhere else on Earth, and more than half of the state's inmates are now held in sheriff-run jails. But a major overhaul to Louisiana's criminal justice system is shifting the focus to… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 7:59 What's at stake in Supreme Court's Louisiana abortion law case The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case about access to abortion doctors in Louisiana. The law in question is similar to a Texas one struck down by the Court in 2016 -- but decided by a different group… Continue watching
Mar 04 Supreme Court takes up first big abortion case of Trump era By Mark Sherman, Associated Press On Wednesday the justices are examining a Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. A federal judge found just one of Louisiana's three abortion clinics would remain open if the law took… Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 1:40 Louisiana researchers tackle a changing Mississippi Delta By Josh Landis, Nexus Media An effort to reconnect Louisiana wetlands to historical levels is taking place at Louisiana State University, where a 10,000-square-foot replica of the Mississippi Delta is now housed. Researchers are working to understand how man-made changes are impacting the Mississippi River… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 8:41 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Buttigieg's surge, Democratic wins in the South NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including Pete Buttigieg’s surge in Iowa, former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead in South Carolina polls, Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s health… Continue watching