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April 3, 2024

Louisiana Democrat bucks party by voting for school choice bill: Poor kids ‘trapped in failing schools'

Louisiana Democrat State Rep. Jason Hughes shared concern over the public school system and voted for a school choice bill, bucking his party.

April 3, 2024

Inmates, guards among 13 sentenced in drug trafficking scheme at Louisiana's max-security prison

13 people convicted in connection with a large-scale drug trafficking scheme based at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola have been sentenced.

April 2, 2024

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry calls for policy change after LSU women's basketball misses national anthem

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry became the latest figure to criticize LSU women's basketball for not being present during the national anthem before its game against Iowa Monday.

March 29, 2024

Another red state moves a step closer to enacting Texas-style anti-illegal immigration bill

Louisiana lawmakers are moving forward with a bill modeled on a new Texas law allowing police to arrest illegal immigrants who enter or re-enter the state.

March 27, 2024

New Orleans Jazz Fest to feature vibrant cultural showcase and culinary delights

The Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans is gearing up for the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, which will span two weekends in late April and early May.

March 25, 2024

Louisiana man arrested, charged in deadly Mississippi bus shooting

Rashad Price, 26, of Slidell, Louisiana, has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of Jay Jackson, 25, aboard a Greyhound bus on Interstate 10 in Mississippi.

March 25, 2024

Lithium demand and development swell, but US laws lag behind

Companies in the U.S. are ready to begin extracting lithium from beneath the ground, but the jumbled intersection of state and federal law has made the legality of doing so murky.

March 22, 2024

Texas and 15 states sue Biden admin over climate agenda targeting gas projects

More than a dozen states, led by Texas and Louisiana, are suing the Biden administration over its climate change actions pausing several major energy projects.

March 20, 2024

National WWII Museum's new exhibit uses AI to let visitors have virtual conversations with veterans

The National World War II Museum is employing the use of A.I. in its new interactive exhibit. Visitors will be able to have virtual conversations with veterans of the war and more.

March 19, 2024

Justice Jackson lambasted for 'concern' 1st Amendment could 'hamstring government' in COVID censorship hearing

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan joined 'America Reports' to sound off on highlights from oral arguments in Murthy v Missouri, a case regarding COVID-era censorship.