Jul 06 Video of police shooting in Baton Rouge sparks protests, DOJ probe By Larisa Epatko Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division will investigate the fatal shooting of a black man by police in Baton Rouge that was captured on cell phone video. Continue reading
May 27 New Louisiana law makes targeting officers a hate crime By Kulsoom Khan A new law makes Louisiana the first state in the nation to protect police officers, firefighters and first responders under a hate crime statute. Continue reading
Apr 13 Louisiana governor signs order to protect LGBT state workers By Corinne Segal Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an anti-discrimination executive order on Wednesday for LGBT state workers, marking the first time the state's government has provided protection for its transgender employees. Continue reading
Apr 05 The Bible could be Tennessee’s new official state book By Joshua Barajas The Bible may join the tomato, ladybug and a .50-caliber sniper rifle as Tennessee’s new state symbol. Continue reading
Mar 17 Rising sea levels force U.S. to resettle Native American tribe By Erik Andersen A Native American tribe located in the coastal Louisiana will become the first community in U.S. history to be relocated due, in part, to rising sea levels, said a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Devastating southern floods continue; UN warns of crisis in South Sudan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, residents of the flood-stricken South faced overnight downpours that brought total rainfall to two feet in some places, uprooting trees and collapsing roads--with more rain expected this weekend. Also, the UN issued a warning that… Continue watching
Mar 10 Heavy rains drench Southeast; 2 dead in flooding By News Desk Heavy rains continued in the Southeast on Thursday, triggering more flash floods, after two people died in severe storms in Texas and Louisiana. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch Could Hillary Clinton reverse the Louisiana losing streak for Democrats? By PBS News Hour No Democratic presidential candidate has won Louisiana since Bill Clinton in 1996. If Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee, she could reverse that losing streak. Elizabeth Crisp of the Baton Rouge Advocate joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the race in… Continue watching
Mar 05 On ‘Super Saturday’ five states weigh in on 2016 candidates By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Eager to lock up the GOP nomination without a convention fight, Donald Trump battled Saturday to pad his lead in the delegate count as four more states delivered verdicts on the fractious Republican race for president. Democrats in three states… Continue reading
Mar 02 Abortion case appears to split depleted Supreme Court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The abortion debate is returning to the Supreme Court in the midst of a raucous presidential campaign and less than three weeks after Justice Antonin Scalia's death. Continue reading