Louisiana News
Would you like a cicada salad? The monstrous little noisemakers descend on a New Orleans menu
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas...
7h ago
New Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, backers say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Politics and race are both factors in a pending court challenge of Louisiana's ne...
Apr 18, 2024
Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson's plan for US aid to Ukraine, allies uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mou...
Apr 17, 2024
Louisiana lawmakers reject minimum wage raise
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Measures failed in a House committe Thursday that would have gradually incre...
Apr 12, 2024
Storms bring floods and damaging wind across the South; 1 dead in Mississippi
SLIDELL, La. (AP) - Severe storms blamed for a death in Mississippi spawned a tornado that demolishe...
Apr 11, 2024
New EPA rule says 218 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emission...
Apr 10, 2024
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry, the New Orleans R&B singer behind the 1956 hit 'Ain't Got No Home,' dies
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Clarence "Frogman" Henry, who was one of New Orleans' best known old-ti...
Apr 09, 2024
Louisiana's transgender 'bathroom bill' clears first hurdle
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A bill that that would effectively bar transgender people in Louisiana from ...
Apr 09, 2024
Louisiana proposes bill similar to Texas' migrant arrest law
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's Republican-controlled Senate advanced a bill Monday that would e...
Apr 09, 2024
LSU's Hailey Van Lith enters transfer portal for 2nd straight year
LSU guard Hailey Van Lith is in the transfer portal for the second consecutive season. Van Lith aver...
Apr 05, 2024