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Reps. Aimee Freeman, D-New Orleans, and Jean-Paul Coussan, R-Lafayette, review bill language on the House floor on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Analysis: Louisiana lawmakers tackle water system upgrades

By Melinda Deslatte Jun. 27, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

A woman wearing a face mask loads groceries into her car after shopping at a Zupan's grocery store in Portland, Ore., on Friday, May 21, 2021. As the federal government and many states ease rules around mask-wearing and business occupancy, some blue states like Oregon and Washington are still holding on to some longtime coronavirus restrictions. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

The Latest: Variant 1st seen in UK now dominant in LA County

By The Associated Press May. 22, 2021 07:39 AM EDT

Louisiana finds 3rd COVID-19 variant, one 1st found in India

May. 21, 2021 03:29 PM EDT
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A medical center in Louisiana says it has identified the state’s first two cases of a COVID-19 variant which has spread widely since...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 21, 2021 following the virtual 'Global Health Summit'. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)

The Latest: Sri Lanka halts trains, buses to curb virus

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 12:56 AM EDT

2 ex-Louisiana College students indicted in ID theft scam

Mar. 27, 2021 01:49 PM EDT
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two former Louisiana College students as part of a scheme to steal money from other students, federal...

Ceremonies May 8 for Centenary's 2021 and 2020 graduates

Mar. 21, 2021 11:00 AM EDT
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana college has announced plans to hold spring graduation ceremonies on May 8 for the class of 2021 — and for the class of 2020....

Louisiana colleges fail to meet harassment training mandate

By Melinda Deslatte Mar. 03, 2021 12:20 PM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's public colleges are not meeting the requirements of a 2018 law aimed at combatting sexual harassment, with thousands of...

Firefighters, from left, Matthew Wheat, Warren Agnor and Zach Schilling, place bottles of water into residents' vehicle on Saturdasy, Feb. 20, 2021, in McComb, Miss., where residents are under a boil-water notice after the city lost water pressure during recent winter weather. (Matt Williamson /The Enterprise-Journal via AP)

Progress in restoring electricity, water challenges remain

By Rebecca Santana Feb. 21, 2021 01:03 PM EST

Louisiana confirms 2 more deaths tied to winter weather

Feb. 20, 2021 02:17 PM EST
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities on Saturday confirmed two more fatalities tied to severe winter conditions, bringing the total deaths in the...

Luke Letlow, R-Start, chief of staff to exiting U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, speaks after signing up to run for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, on July 22, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID-19

By Melinda Deslatte Dec. 30, 2020 10:56 AM EST

Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dead from COVID-19

By Melinda Deslatte Dec. 29, 2020 10:01 PM EST

People stroll on the Venice Beach Boardwalk in Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. In Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, county estimates show that about 1 in 95 people are contagious with the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The Latest: Louisiana congressman-elect dies from COVID-19

By The Associated Press Dec. 29, 2020 01:19 AM EST

Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards out of hospital

Dec. 28, 2020 04:12 PM EST
GONZALES, La. (AP) — Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards — Louisiana's only four-term governor — is back home after a weekend hospitalized for tests that were...

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2020, file photo, Mona Hardin, center left at podium, mother of Ronald Greene, speaks at a news conference outside the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. Greene died following a police chase in Louisiana in 2019, and his death is now under federal investigation. Greene's family filed a federal wrongful-death lawsuit in May alleging troopers "brutalized" Greene, used a stun gun on him three times and "left him beaten, bloodied and in cardiac arrest," before covering up his actual cause of death. (AP Photo/Dorthy Ray, File)

Pandemic, hurricanes top Louisiana news for 2020

Dec. 28, 2020 06:54 AM EST

Former Governor Edwin Edwards undergoing tests in Shreveport

Dec. 26, 2020 04:32 PM EST
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards is hospitalized in north Louisiana for non-COVID-related issues, according to a statement from his...

Shreveport city workers to get one-time payment

Dec. 20, 2020 04:54 PM EST
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — City workers in northwest Louisiana will be getting a one-time payout, although the city says it doesn't have enough money for a...

Minnesota quarterback Zack Annexstad (5) walks off the field with teammates after Wisconsindefeated them in overtime of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

The Latest: Independence Bowl canceled; Army in limbo

By The Associated Press Dec. 20, 2020 11:38 AM EST

A UPS worker directs a vehicle transporting some of the first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, on the tarmac at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Mich., before they're loaded onto a UPS cargo jet to be distributed nationwide. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP)

'This is huge': Louisiana gets its 1st COVID-19 vaccines

By Rebecca Santana And Melinda Deslatte Dec. 14, 2020 12:30 PM EST

Ochsner health system readies for virus vaccine

By Kevin Mcgill Dec. 11, 2020 04:13 PM EST
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major health care system in Louisiana is outlining plans to begin giving its workers a newly approved COVID-19 vaccine. ...

Northwestern State will host Football Prep Classic

Dec. 09, 2020 04:42 AM EST
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana high school football championships are moving from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans to Northwestern State...