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September 17, 2023 at 9:06 pm

In a state used to hurricanes and flooding, Louisiana is battling an unprecedented wildfire season VIEW

Louisiana has had an unprecedented wildfire season, exacerbated by extreme heat and dry conditions.

September 15, 2023 at 9:49 pm

Louisiana governor candidates face off in debate highlighting abortion ban and police brutality

Louisiana’s election is just a month away and candidates hoping to break through the pack tried to set themselves apart during a televised debate.

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September 14, 2023 at 11:25 am

Appeals court pauses removal of incarcerated youths from Louisiana’s maximum-security adult prison

A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a judge’s order to remove juvenile detainees by Friday from a former death row building at an adult...

September 8, 2023 at 11:28 am

Judge orders Louisiana to remove incarcerated youths from the state’s maximum-security adult prison

A federal judge has ruled that incarcerated youths be removed from a temporary lockup at a former death row building in Louisiana’s adult maximum-security prison...

August 29, 2023 at 1:26 pm

Louisiana plagued by unprecedented wildfires, as largest active blaze grows

One of the largest wildfires in Louisiana history continues to burn through land and threaten rural communities, which are used to flooding and hurricanes this...

August 1, 2023 at 4:45 pm

Here’s a look at some of Louisiana’s new 2023 laws

A slew of new Louisiana laws, recently passed by the Republican-dominated Legislature and signed by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards have gone into effect.

July 26, 2023 at 6:02 pm

US legislators turn to Louisiana for experience on climate change impacts to infrastructure VIEW

Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget are turning to Louisiana for its hard-earned expertise in the fiscal impacts of climate change.

July 18, 2023 at 3:21 pm

Louisiana lawmakers overturn governor’s veto on gender-affirming care ban for transgender minors

Louisiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature overturned Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ recent veto of a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Tuesday.

July 7, 2023 at 2:56 pm

Juveniles at Louisiana’s Angola maximum-security prison will move to new youth facility in the fall

Louisiana officials say juveniles currently housed at the country’s largest maximum-security adult prison will be moved to a new youth detention facility by mid-November.

FILE – Supporters of LGBTQ rights stage a protest on the street in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. Louisiana Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards blocked a package of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation from becoming law Friday, June 30, 2023, including the state’s version of a “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) NYAB516 NYAB516

June 30, 2023 at 4:59 pm

Louisiana governor vetoes anti-LGBTQ+ legislation including a gender-affirming care ban

Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has blocked a package of anti-LGBTQ+ bills from becoming law.