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Miss Louisiana returns to Monroe after pausing for pandemic

Jun. 15, 2021 07:37 AM EDT
MONROE, La. (AP) — The Miss Louisiana Pageant is returning to Monroe after taking the year off due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event...

Bill would prohibit vaccine requirement for state facilities

May. 04, 2021 07:09 PM EDT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana state agencies and public colleges would be unable to require coronavirus vaccines for entry into their facilities, if House...

Walgreens pharmacy distributes saline, not vaccine, to 22

Apr. 19, 2021 01:29 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Walgreens pharmacy in a North Carolina town gave a small number of people an injection of saline instead of a COVID-19 vaccine last...

A Muslim vendor wearing protective mask waiting for customers at a Ramadan bazaar, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

The Latest: Schools reopen in Mexico's Campeche state

By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2021 04:58 AM EDT

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

North Louisiana mayor quarantined with COVID-19

Dec. 26, 2020 10:44 AM EST
MONROE, La. (AP) — The mayor of a northeast Louisiana city is quarantined with COVID-19. Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis developed symptoms late...

Louisiana's newest congressman hospitalized with COVID-19

Dec. 19, 2020 03:55 PM EST
MONROE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s newest member of Congress was admitted to a hospital for monitoring on Saturday, one day after announcing that he had been...

Louisiana-Lafayette running back Elijah Mitchell (15) scores a touchdown against South Alabama safety Dewayne Betts Jr. (27) in the first half an NCAA college football game in Lafayette, La., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

No. 23 Cajuns, Warhawks, renew rivalry after COVID layoffs

Nov. 27, 2020 09:21 PM EST

Louisiana-Lafayette linebacker Ferrod Gardner (7) enters the field with Louisiana-Lafayette head coach Billy Napier before an NCAA college football game against South Alabama in Lafayette, La., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

No. 24 Louisiana-Lafayette cancels game with Cent Arkansas

Nov. 19, 2020 02:42 AM EST

Louisiana landlords sue to overturn CDC eviction order

Nov. 16, 2020 07:12 PM EST
MONROE, La. (AP) — Louisiana landlords have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn a moratorium on some rental evictions ordered by the U.S. Centers for...

Packed competitions in Louisiana's US Senate, House races

By Melinda Deslatte Jul. 23, 2020 11:05 AM EDT

COVID-19 reopenings: Some Louisiana businesses busy

By Janet Mcconnaughey Jun. 05, 2020 02:59 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Some businesses were slammed from the minute they reopened Friday after a 2 1/2-month COVID-19 pandemic closure, while others waited for...

Furniture maker to close Mississippi manufacturing plant

Jun. 05, 2020 08:49 AM EDT
NEWTON, Miss. (AP) — A Michigan-based furniture maker is announcing the closure of its Mississippi manufacturing plant. La-Z-Boy Inc. on...

Kerri Kaplan, a fifth grade teacher, stands next to a small library she has in her front yard in Phoenix, Ariz., on Friday, April 17, 2020. As government orders shuttered public libraries to slow the spread of coronavirus, some have turned to official and unofficial book-sharing means to satisfy their desire for new reading material. (AP Photo/Michelle A. Monroe)

Small free libraries offering solace amid virus shutdowns

By Michelle A. Monroe And Russell Contreras May. 17, 2020 11:52 AM EDT

2 guards at ICE jail die after contracting coronavirus

By Nomaan Merchant Apr. 29, 2020 03:41 PM EDT
HOUSTON (AP) — Two guards at an immigration detention center in Louisiana have died after contracting the coronavirus, raising new questions about whether the...

FILE - In this July 8, 2010 file photo, teenagers head toward the gym at Caddo Juvenile Detention Center in Shreveport, La. Fear and frustration is raging as fast as the coronavirus in some juvenile detention centers, with riots and escapes reported in hotspot facilities such as New York and Louisiana. (Val Horvath/The Shreveport Times via AP, File)

Riots, escapes and pepper spray: Virus hits juvenile centers

By Margie Mason And Robin Mcdowell Apr. 27, 2020 01:49 PM EDT

A deported man leaves the site where Guatemalans returned from the U.S. are being held in Guatemala City, Friday, April 17, 2020. Recently deported Guatemalans were placed in a athletic dorm facility to wait for the results of their tests for the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Scant testing in US migration system risks spreading virus

By Sonia Pérez D., Nomaan Merchant, Ben Fox And Michael Weissenstein Apr. 17, 2020 06:10 PM EDT

This undated photo provided by Veronica Semino shows Salomon Diego Alonzo. The detained immigrant who said he tested positive for COVID-19 was required to appear by phone for a court hearing even after a guard said he was too weak to talk, his attorney said Thursday, April 16, 2020. When the judge asked Salomon Diego Alonzo to say his name, the guard responded that Alonzo “does not have the lung capacity,” said his lawyer, Veronica Semino, who was listening by phone. The asylum hearing lasted for about two hours, though Judge Mary Baumgarten eventually agreed to delay it, the attorney said. (Angelina Pablo Hernandez via AP)

Detained migrant with COVID-19 forced to call in to court

By Nomaan Merchant Apr. 17, 2020 01:03 AM EDT