Sep 10 Tropical Storm Francine gains strength, expected to be a hurricane when it reaches Gulf Coast By Sara Cline, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press A hurricane warning was in effect along the Louisiana coast from the border with Texas eastward to Grand Isle, about 50 miles south of New Orleans. Continue reading
Aug 13 WATCH: Biden speaks about progress made toward 'cancer moonshot' By Will Weissert, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press “We’re moving quickly because we know that all families touched by cancer are in a race against time,” President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 25 Inmates at Louisiana's Angola prison sue to end working farm lines in brutal heat By Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Associated Press As daily temperatures hit record highs across much of the South, a federal judge has taken an unusual step, challenging the treatment of mostly Black incarcerated workers in the fields. Continue reading
Jul 19 Louisiana schools won't display Ten Commandments before November as lawsuit plays out By Kevin McGill, Associated Press Louisiana won't take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state's public school classrooms until at least November as a lawsuit makes its way through the courts, according to an agreement… Continue reading
Jul 08 After slamming Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, Beryl is downgraded to a tropical storm By Mark Vancleave, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Police in the Houston suburb of Rosenberg urged residents to stay off the roads, reporting that one of its high-water rescue vehicles had been hit by a falling tree while returning from a rescue. Continue reading
Jun 24 Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms challenged in lawsuit By Sara Cline, Associated Press Opponents of the measure, which was signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry last week, had long warned of an impending lawsuit to fight the legislation that they say is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 6:28 Louisiana's Ten Commandments law raises new concerns over separation of church and state By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris Louisiana will now require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom. Similar bills have been proposed in Texas, Oklahoma and Utah, raising questions about the constitutional separation of church and state. Geoff Bennett discussed more with… Continue watching
Jun 19 Louisiana to become first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom By Sara Cline, Associated Press Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom. Continue reading
Jun 03 Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against children By Sara Cline, Associated Press Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that would allow judges the option to order someone to undergo surgical castration when the person is convicted of a sex crime against a child younger than 13. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 5:32 Louisiana restricts access to abortion pills by classifying them as a controlled substance By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan A bill that would restrict access to abortion pills has been signed into law in Louisiana. The law reclassifies the drugs as a controlled substance, grouping them with Xanax and Valium. Possession without a prescription from a specially licensed doctor… Continue watching