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May 20, 2024

Louisiana governor poised to sign stringent transgender bathroom bill

The Louisiana state legislature passed on Friday what critics claim to be one of the most stringent transgender-related policies of any state.

May 20, 2024

Texas judge blocks Biden administration rule requiring more gun sellers to run background checks

A federal judge has temporarily blocked some enforcement of a new Biden administration rule that would force more gun sellers to run background checks.

May 20, 2024

Louisiana women say Wisconsin psychic led them to their mother's body after she disappeared

Two Louisiana sisters say medium Carolyn Clapper found their mother, Theresa Jones, in a creek behind her Union Parish home after she vanished on February 2, 2023.

May 14, 2024

At least 3 dead after severe storms roll through Louisiana, Mississippi and other southern states

A string of storms across several southern states have killed two people in Louisiana and one person in Mississippi; this comes after one of the most 'active periods for twisters on record.'

May 13, 2024

Louisiana Republicans push to add abortion pills to list of 'controlled dangerous substances'

Louisiana Republicans are pushing to add abortion pills to a list of controlled substances, creating penalties for some people who may obtain the pills.

May 9, 2024

The cicada invasion has begun! Find out where the flying insects are emerging

The cicada invasion of 2024 has kicked off where billions of the flying insects will appear in 17 states in a rare natural phenomenon not seen since 1803

May 7, 2024

Judges say they'll redraw Louisiana congressional map themselves if lawmakers can't

Federal judges threatened Tuesday to redraw Louisiana's discarded congressional map themselves if state lawmakers fail to do so by June 3.

May 7, 2024

With the Rolling Stones headlining, half a million attend New Orleans Jazz Fest

The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival drew half a million people, making it the second-most-highly attended year in the festival's history.

May 6, 2024

For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal

Louisiana Democratic Rep. Delisha Boyd's battle to exempt pregnancies that are the result of incest and rape from the state's strict abortion ban is personal.

May 6, 2024

Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger claims Louisiana governor 'trying to take us back to the Stone Age'

Rolling Stones’ frontman Mick Jagger called out Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry while performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Thursday.