Apr 30 Louisiana congressional primaries suspended after Supreme Court ruling, state officials say By Associated Press Early voting had been scheduled to begin Saturday in advance of the May 16 primary. Continue reading
Apr 29 Supreme Court weakens landmark Civil Rights-era Voting Rights Act, aiding GOP efforts to control the House By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The effect of the ruling may be felt more strongly in 2028 because most filing deadlines for this year's congressional races have passed. Louisiana, though, may have to change its redistricting plan to comply with the decision. Continue reading
Apr 23 Gunfire inside Mall of Louisiana kills 1 person and wounds 5, Baton Rouge police say By Sara Cline, Associated Press Two groups exchanged gunfire inside a food court Thursday at the Mall of Louisiana, killing one person and wounding five more, police said. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 6:06 Killing of 8 children in Louisiana renews focus on domestic violence involving guns By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant Another deadly shooting has torn apart another American community. In Shreveport, Louisiana, a man shot and killed eight children and left two other adults gravely wounded. The killer was reportedly the father of seven of the eight children he shot. Continue watching
Apr 19 Man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport, Louisiana By Sophie Bates, Lekan Oyekanmi, Gerald Herbert, Associated Press Authorities and relatives say a man killed seven of his children and another child and wounded two women in Shreveport, Louisiana. The violence Sunday was the nation’s deadliest shooting in more than two years. Continue reading
Apr 17 Supreme Court gives oil and gas companies win in Louisiana environmental lawsuit By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The 8-0 procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits. Continue reading
Jan 06 Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans. That's before National Guard troops began patrolling By Jack Brook, Associated Press The crime figures were released less than a week after armed troops arrived in New Orleans, becoming the latest city where President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard members on crime-fighting missions. Continue reading
Dec 22 Trump says he's appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as U.S. special envoy to Greenland By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump has repeatedly called for U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, and would not rule out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island. Continue reading
Nov 20 Multicultural New Orleans is the next battleground in Trump's immigration crackdown By Jack Brook, Sara Cline, Associated Press New Orleans, the laid-back city known as the Big Easy and the birthplace of jazz, is about to become the next staging ground for the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 8:54 Abortion restrictions may be fueling a rise in domestic violence, experts warn By Sarah Varney, Rachel Wellford On average, a woman’s risk of being killed in the U.S. increases by 20% when pregnant or after giving birth. Pregnant and postpartum women are more likely to be killed than to die from childbirth-related issues. Many killings are the… Continue watching