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July 18, 2019 at 3:00 pm

State court suit over ‘no-call’ can proceed against NFL

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana judge ruled Thursday that a damage lawsuit can continue against the NFL over the playoff "no-call" that helped the...

Rowdy Schouest clears debris following Tropical Storm Barry, in Franklin, La., on July 14, 2019. After a brief life as a Category 1 hurricane, Barry was downgraded to a tropical storm as it made landfall and continued to weaken, moving slowly north over the state as life-threatening flooding rains remained the primary threat. (Bryan Thomas/The New York Times) XNYT114 XNYT114

July 14, 2019 at 10:18 pm

Final blast of torrential rains unleashed by weakened Barry VIEW

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Depression Barry spared New Orleans and Baton Rouge from catastrophic flooding, but even as it weakened and moved north through...

Terrence Watkins and his son Kang, 3, load up with water and other supplies in New Orleans, Friday, July 12, 2019, as Tropical Storm Barry threatens. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill) RPKM551 RPKM551

July 11, 2019 at 10:12 pm

‘It’s powerful’: Tropical storm starts lashing Louisiana VIEW

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Homeowners sandbagged their doors and tourists trying to get out of town jammed the airport Friday as Tropical Storm Barry began...

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July 10, 2019 at 10:03 pm

New Orleans area braces for first hurricane of the season VIEW

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thousands of Louisianans broke out sandbags or fled to higher ground Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry threatened to turn into the...

July 8, 2019 at 10:14 pm

Validity of Obama health care law at issue in appeal hearing VIEW

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With health insurance availability, cost and coverage on the line for millions of Americans, a federal appeals court seemed inclined Tuesday...

July 3, 2019 at 3:12 pm

Defending ‘Obamacare’? No. But US wants appeal kept alive

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives and 20 Democratic-leaning states have no right to appeal a federal judge's decision that struck down...

July 2, 2019 at 9:43 am

States’ delay request for arguments in ‘Obamacare’ lawsuit

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a request to delay next week's hearing on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health...

June 27, 2019 at 9:08 am

Man exonerated in armed robbery walks free after 17 years VIEW

GRETNA, La. (AP) — A man who spent 17 years behind bars for a 2001 armed robbery in suburban New Orleans walked out of jail...

June 26, 2019 at 1:31 pm

Court: Who has right to defend ‘Obamacare’?

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday requested written arguments on whether the House of Representatives and numerous Democratic-leaning states can step...

June 25, 2019 at 2:47 pm

Prisoner survey: Filth, neglect in solitary confinement

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than 700 Louisiana state prison inmates who responded to a questionnaire said they'd been placed in solitary confinement, in some...