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
Nov 16 Live Results: Louisiana Governor Election By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Nov 14 WATCH: At rally, Trump says impeachment probe has been 'very hard' on family By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Louisiana has the last of three Southern governor’s races this year, all targets of intense interest from the GOP and Trump. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 9:40 The nationwide trends Tuesday's off-year election results reinforced Tuesday's election outcomes represented successes and failures for both parties. In Kentucky, Democrat Andy Beshear beat Republican Gov. Matt Bevin by a very slim margin, while Mississippi elected a Republican governor. And Virginia voters put both houses of the state's… Continue watching
Nov 06 Trump rallies in Louisiana in bid to unseat Democratic governor By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press 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. Continue reading