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May 27, 2024

Louisiana deputies searching for 4 inmates who escaped from jail

Deputies in Louisiana are searching for four inmates who escaped from jail Sunday night through a vulnerable section of the perimeter fence of the jail.

May 24, 2024

Louisiana classifies abortion drugs as controlled, dangerous substances after Gov. Landry greenlights proposal

Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Friday signed into law a proposal to classify mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled and dangerous substances.

May 24, 2024

USA Today newspapers quietly delete GOP senator's op-ed on trans athletes without telling him

Several Louisiana-based newspapers within the USA Today Network removed a published op-ed about transgender athletes written by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La.

May 23, 2024

High schooler shot in suburban New Orleans

An 18-year-old student was reportedly shot and wounded across from West Jefferson High School in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on Thursday.

May 23, 2024

Louisiana Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances

Louisiana lawmakers approved a bill that would reclassify abortion-inducing drugs mifepristone and misoprostol as 'controlled and dangerous substances;' the bill is expected to be signed into law.

May 23, 2024

Speaker Johnson says new bipartisan border bill is an immigration bill, doesn’t secure border

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on concerns with border policy under the Biden administration and the fight for election integrity.

May 22, 2024

Companies agree to $2M payout in Atlantic oil dumping case

Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret have agreed to pay $2 million in penalties after pleading guilty to oil dumping-related federal charges.

May 22, 2024

Louisiana Gov. Landry declares emergency after severe storms kill 3

Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed an emergency declaration after severe storms left three people dead and nearly 160,000 without power last week.

May 22, 2024

Poisoning pregnant women with abortion-inducing drugs could soon be felony under red-state bill

Louisiana House of Representatives passes bill criminalizing abortion coercion by fraud and illegal possession of abortion drugs, sparking controversy.

May 22, 2024

6 men charged with staging string of Chicago-area robberies to get immigration visas

The U.S. Attorney's Office charged six men with conspiracy to commit visa fraud after staging a series of fake robberies across Chicago and its suburbs.