Louisiana
Republican John Kennedy: southern plain-talk or Foghorn Leghorn shtick?
The Louisiana senator, once a Democrat, trots out folksy, at times racist lines in an exaggerated accent – but is it a put-on?
Drew Hawkins in New Orleans
23, May, 2023 @9:00 AM
Louisiana teenager shot by neighbor as she played hide-and-seek
The latest shooting of an innocent victim spotlights ‘stand your ground’ laws, which some Republicans are trying to strengthen
Erum Salam
09, May, 2023 @7:47 PM
Louisiana man wrongly convicted of rape released after 29 years in prison
Patrick Brown, 49, was sentenced to life without parole after being accused of raping his young stepdaughter in December 1994
Oliver Laughland in Louisiana
08, May, 2023 @9:49 PM
Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusation led to death of Emmett Till, dies at 88
Till, 14, beaten and murdered in 1955 crime that shocked America, was accused of lewd comment in Mississippi grocery store
Maya Yang
27, Apr, 2023 @5:44 PM
Miami and New Orleans face greater sea-level threat than already feared
Twin studies reveal that ‘acceleration’ of sea-level rise under way, leaving southern US cities in even greater peril
Richard Luscombe
10, Apr, 2023 @2:46 PM
Battle brews over LGBTQ+ books in Louisiana libraries
State’s attorney general faces backlash after releasing report saying LGBTQ+ voices might be silenced in libraries
Poet Wolfe in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
01, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM
Residents of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ announce lawsuit against local officials
Residents accuse St James parish officials of civil rights and religious liberty violations by approving petrochemical plants
Oliver Laughland in New Orleans
21, Mar, 2023 @10:10 PM
Louisiana police arrest alleged killers of baby found in trash bag in 1992
Police used genetic genealogy analysis of evidence collected after the body was found to find the alleged killers – her parents
Victoria Bekiempis
13, Mar, 2023 @3:50 PM
‘Never seen anything like it’: fisherman’s video captures shark feeding frenzy
Louisiana fisherman stumbles across scene of sharks gorging themselves on large pod of fish
Martin Pengelly in New York
02, Mar, 2023 @2:16 PM
Louisiana anti-abortion group calls on doctors to stop denying care exempted by ban
Group speaks out after hospitals refused to offer treatment for a woman who had a near deadly miscarriage citing ambiguous law
Poet Wolfe in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
26, Feb, 2023 @9:09 PM
Remains of four people killed in Gulf of Mexico helicopter crash found
US Coast Guard found wreckage of aircraft that was transporting oil rig workers when it crashed killing all onboard on Thursday
Victoria Bekiempis
03, Jan, 2023 @9:01 PM
Prisoner’s death spotlights solitary confinement injustices in Louisiana
Jamal Harris died after being denied medical attention, as fellow prisoners describe freezing and unsanitary cells
Michael Sainato
23, Dec, 2022 @10:30 AM
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