Louisiana

State in the southern United States

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Louisiana is a state in the Deep South region of the South Central United States. It is the 19th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties. The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.

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Experts Say 'Patchwork Of Policies' Are Creating COVID-19 Hotspots Experts who run the US COVID Atlas say many current COVID-19 hotspots across the country are in areas along state borders. They say that's because different governments have taken different approaches.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:34Published 5 days ago

Should Bars Reopen? The U.S. national tally of COVID-19 cases stands at more than 2.4 million with nearly 125, 000 deaths. According to Gizmodo, a spike in cases happened when a number of states decided to reopen. Now.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 2 weeks ago

Rapper Hurricane Chris Facing Murder Charges CNN reports Hurricane Chris is facing a murder charge in Shreveport, Louisiana. Around 1 a.m. Friday, a man was fatally shot at a Texaco convenience store. The man was identified by the local coroner's.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:34Published 3 weeks ago

Storm Cristobal makes landfall in Louisiana Tropical Storm Cristobal brought heavy rains to the Southeastern United States over the weekend before making landfall in Louisiana late on Sunday. Gloria Tso reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:18Published on June 8, 2020

Dolphins In The Louisiana Bayou Keep Dying Barataria Bay is a marshy jewel in the heart of the vast Louisiana bayou. Its unparalleled natural ecosystem was once a hideout for smugglers and malcontents like Jean Lafitte, who ruled the labyrinth.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:34Published on June 5, 2020

U.S. Coronavirus Surge Over To Over 1.5 million The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States continues to climb as more states are easing isolation restrictions. The total number of confirmed cases in the U.S. exceeded 1.5 million on Monday... Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published on May 18, 2020

'Cancer Alley' Residents Face Higher Death Rates In Coronavirus Pandemic 'Cancer Alley' is a stretch of communities along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Residents there have disproportionately high cancer rates. Now, a new paper reveals they're.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:40Published on May 16, 2020

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Small plane lands amid Louisiana traffic A Louisiana pilot experiencing engine trouble makes a safe emergency landing on a highway. (July 3) USATODAY.com - Published 1 week ago
I run a Louisiana abortion clinic. Despite Supreme Court win, I'm nervous for our future. States have passed hundreds of anti-abortion laws in the last few years. At the Supreme Court, we were successful in striking down just one. USATODAY.com - Published 2 weeks ago
AP Top Stories June 29 P Here's the latest for Monday, June 29th: WH denies Trump briefed about US troop bounties; Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic law; More Florida beaches to close as virus cases rise;.. USATODAY.com - Published 2 weeks ago

Science prevails in Supreme Court ruling on abortion law that provided no medical benefit The Supreme Court followed scientific research and evidence when it came to abortion in Louisiana. All courts and lawmakers should do the same. USATODAY.com - Published 2 weeks ago
Activists react to SCOTUS abortion clinic ruling A divided Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics on Monday, ruling the law requiring doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals violates.. USATODAY.com - Published 2 weeks ago
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion law A divided Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in.. USATODAY.com - Published 2 weeks agoAlso reported by •WorldNews •BBC News
Supreme Court Elevates Abortion in Senate Campaigns The court’s rejection of a restrictive Louisiana abortion law, and Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s dissent, may create new challenges for Susan Collins and other Republican senators up for.. NYTimes.com - Published 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court strikes down abortion clinic restrictions in Louisiana, a defeat for conservatives More abortion cases are headed the high court's way as both sides focus on upholding or overruling the 1973 decision legalizing abortion nationwide. USATODAY.com - Published 2 weeks ago
A DNA Mix-Up Involving a Washing Machine Kept a Man in Jail for 3 Years The Louisiana case highlights how prosecutors and crime labs withhold key documents from defense lawyers, keeping some defendants in custody for months or years. NYTimes.com - Published 3 weeks ago
Son of black man who died in custody speaks out The son of a black man who died in police custody two months ago said he feels the family has been denied the truth about what happened. The interaction caught on video shows officers hitting and.. USATODAY.com - Published on June 12, 2020	US deportation flights to Guatemala resume The United States resumed deportation flights to Guatemala Tuesday, nearly a month after the Central American country refused to accept them. A flight from Alexandria, Louisiana landed in the.. WorldNews - Published on June 10, 2020
Louisiana gov. evaluates Cristobal impact on state Gov. John Bel Edwards says Louisiana has been "largely spared" from the worst of Tropical Storm Cristobal. Though the storm system has moved, he asked people to stay on guard in case rain bands linger.. USATODAY.com - Published on June 9, 2020	Tropical Storm Cristobal hits Louisiana, Mississippi and other parts of Gulf of Mexico Cristobal was projected to weaken to a tropical depression Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. USATODAY.com - Published on June 8, 2020
Tropical Storm Cristobal Weakens, Flood Threat Persists Tropical Storm Cristobal continued to weaken early Monday, after the lopsided storm crashed ashore in Louisiana and ginned up dangerous weather farther east, sending waves crashing over Mississippi.. WorldNews - Published on June 8, 2020	George Floyd, Tropical Storm Cristobal, Derek Chauvin in court: 5 things to know Monday George Floyd's public viewing, Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall in Louisiana, NYC begins to reopen and more things to start your Monday. USATODAY.com - Published on June 8, 2020
Tropical Storm Cristobal Makes Landfall in Louisiana Meteorologists were watching for persistent bands of rain that can lead to flash flooding. NYTimes.com - Published on June 7, 2020Also reported by •Reuters	Storm Cristobal slows advance, dropping heavy rains on Louisiana Tropical Storm Cristobal on Sunday slowed its advance through the Gulf of Mexico, bringing a coastal storm surge, high winds and rain to southeast Louisiana, where it is expected make landfall later.. Reuters - Published on June 7, 2020
Tropical Storm Cristobal path moving closer to Gulf Coast; landfall expected today Tropical Storm Cristobal was expected to make landfall Sunday along the Louisiana coast with flooding rain, dangerous storm surge and blustery winds. USATODAY.com - Published on June 7, 2020	Oil workers, Louisiana residents flee ahead of Storm Cristobal Tropical Storm Cristobal on Saturday dumped rain from Louisiana to the Florida peninsula as it moved through the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, prompting evacuations of several southeast Louisiana towns and.. Reuters - Published on June 7, 2020
Tropical Storm Cristobal takes aims at Gulf Coast: Louisiana declares state of emergency Tropical Storm Cristobal's center is expected to cross the Louisiana shoreline Sunday, gaining some more strength but not growing into a hurricane. USATODAY.com - Published on June 6, 2020	A wrongfully convicted man freed after 36 years is now an 'America's Got Talent' favorite (CNN)The new season of "America's Got Talent" already has a frontrunner, and his episode hasn't even aired yet. But he's got a story -- and a voice -- for the ages. Archie Williams spent 36 years in a.. WorldNews - Published on May 26, 2020
Federal inmates with COVID-19 in Louisiana continued working for days, union says The union for corrections officers at one of the U.S. federal prisons hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic has filed a U.S. Labor Department complaint alleging that prison managers failed to isolate.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020	Dallas, New Orleans flyovers honor COVID workers The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, also known as The Blue Angels, flew over Dallas, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday to honor frontline COVID-19 first responders and essential.. USATODAY.com - Published on May 7, 2020
Louisiana health care workers honored by flyover Barksdale Air Force Base and Louisiana Air National Guard pilots honor health care professionals in flyover of medical facilities in New Orleans. (May 1) USATODAY.com - Published on May 1, 2020	Surveillance video captures hail in Louisiana Surveillance video from Bossier Parish Courthouse shows hail, almost the size of a golf ball, falling at the east entrance. (April 28) USATODAY.com - Published on April 28, 2020
Louisiana extends stay-at-home order until May 15 Gov. John Bel Edwards is extending Louisiana's stay-at-home order through May 15. He said Monday that some regions of the state haven't shown enough progress in fighting the coronavirus outbreak to.. USATODAY.com - Published on April 27, 2020	Louisiana Police Officer Killed in Shooting Before 4-Hour Standoff A second officer was shot and remained in critical condition. After negotiations with SWAT teams, the gunman eventually surrendered to the authorities. NYTimes.com - Published on April 27, 2020
1 officer dead, 1 wounded in Louisiana shooting Police say a shooting in Louisiana's capital city has left one veteran police officer dead and another officer wounded and fighting for his life. (April 26) USATODAY.com - Published on April 27, 2020	South could be hit with 'large hail, heavy rain' and tornadoes The states at greatest risk of storms Friday include most of Arkansas, along with northern Louisiana and eastern portions of Texas and Oklahoma. USATODAY.com - Published on April 24, 2020
More severe storms are forecast for the South on Friday The states at greatest risk of storms Friday include most of Arkansas, along with northern Louisiana and eastern portions of Texas and Oklahoma. USATODAY.com - Published on April 24, 2020	Storms rip through Mississippi after tornadoes leave multiple dead in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana Multiple people were killed Wednesday after flooding and apparent tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. USATODAY.com - Published on April 23, 2020
Defiant pastor arrested, released on bond Louisiana authorities arrested a pastor on an assault charge Tuesday after he admitted that he drove his church bus toward a man who has been protesting his decision to hold mass gatherings, but later.. USATODAY.com - Published on April 22, 2020	'This is not real life'- the Louisiana family devastated by the coronavirus Susan Morrison lost her 39-year-old stepbrother, Lawrence Jones, from coronavirus complications on April 8. A day later, her 83-year-old father, Feaster Dorsey, also became a COVID-19 victim. Reuters - Published on April 21, 2020
Pastor Faces Assault Charge After Dispute With Protester Over Social Distancing Tony Spell backed up a church bus toward a man who had been protesting outside Life Tabernacle Church, which has defied Louisiana’s ban on public gatherings, the authorities said. He did not hit the.. NYTimes.com - Published on April 21, 2020	U.S. Supreme Court requires unanimous jury verdicts for serious crimes The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the constitutional guarantee of trial by jury requires a unanimous verdict in serious crimes, siding with a Louisiana man convicted of murder and paving the.. Reuters - Published on April 20, 2020
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'People are falling sick every day:' Lawsuit accuses feds of 'slow-walking' releases at troubled Louisiana prison Inmates at a federal prison in Louisiana where the coronavirus has caused six prisoner deaths are seeking the release of hundreds of offenders. USATODAY.com - Published on April 13, 2020	Easter storms kill at least 19 in Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas, South Carolina Severe weather has swept across the South, killing at least 19 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian Mountains. Many people spent part of the night early Monday.. WorldNews - Published on April 13, 2020
Easter tornadoes rip through South Severe weather and tornadoes swept across the South, killing at least 18 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian Mountains. USATODAY.com - Published on April 13, 2020	Easter tornadoes in Deep South cause multiple deaths An Easter storm system that brought tornadoes to Mississippi and Louisiana caused multiple fatalities. USATODAY.com - Published on April 13, 2020

Louisiana

State in the southern United States

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