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John Bel Edwards
July 22, 2019
Art Neville, member of Neville Brothers, Meters, dies at 81
Art Neville, a member of a storied New Orleans musical family who performed with his siblings in The Neville Brothers band ...
July 16, 2019
Final blast of torrential rains unleashed by weakened Barry
Tropical Depression Barry spared New Orleans and Baton Rouge from catastrophic flooding, but even as it weakened and moved ...
Lois Bergeron, Steve Bergeron
July 15, 2019
Barry's flood threat lingers as storm slowly sweeps inland
Tropical Depression Barry dumped rain as it slowly swept inland through Gulf Coast states Sunday, sparing New Orleans from ...
Martha Young, Patricia Glen Plishka
July 14, 2019
The Latest: National Guard trying to rescue family of 5
The Latest on Barry (all times local): ___ 11:40 p.m. Authorities are trying to rescue a family of five who are trapped by ...
July 14, 2019
Weakened Barry rolls into Louisiana, drenches Gulf Coast
Barry rolled into the Louisiana coast Saturday, flooding highways, forcing people to scramble to rooftops and dumping heavy ...
July 13, 2019
Louisiana faces triple threat of storm surge, river, rain
When it comes to water, New Orleans faces three threats: the sea, the sky and the river. Tropical storms and hurricanes send ...
Alan Dot Richardson
July 13, 2019
'It's powerful': Tropical storm starts lashing Louisiana
Homeowners sandbagged their doors and tourists trying to get out of town jammed the airport Friday as Tropical Storm Barry ...
July 12, 2019
New Orleans area braces for first hurricane of the season
Thousands of Louisianans broke out sandbags or fled to higher ground Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry threatened to turn into ...
July 12, 2019
The Latest: Trump approves federal declaration due to Barry
The Latest on a tropical weather system in the Gulf of Mexico (all times local): 10:45 p.m. President Donald Trump has ...
July 11, 2019
Flooding swamps New Orleans; possible hurricane coming next
A storm swamped New Orleans streets and paralyzed traffic Wednesday as concerns grew that even worse weather was on the way: ...
June 26, 2019
Louisiana reaches 'Netflix-model' deal to tackle hepatitis C
For years, Louisiana offered hepatitis C treatment to only the most severe cases in its Medicaid program and prisons, unable ...
Dr. John
June 07, 2019
'Dr. John,' funky New Orleans 'night-tripper' musician, dies
Dr. John, the New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage ...
June 07, 2019
The Latest: Reaction to the death of a 'night tripper'
The Latest on the death of Mac Rebennack, the New Orleans musician better known as Dr. John (all times local): 6 p.m.
May 31, 2019
Louisiana's Democratic governor signs abortion ban into law
Louisiana's Democratic governor signed a ban on abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy Thursday, a move that puts him ...
John Milkovich, Valarie Hodges
May 30, 2019
Louisiana lawmakers send new abortion ban to governor's desk
Louisiana lawmakers on Wednesday passed a strict new abortion ban that would prohibit the procedure before some women even ...
May 18, 2019
Louisiana governor breaks with Democratic Party on abortion
Nearly three decades ago, when Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' wife was 20 weeks pregnant with their first child, ...
May 16, 2019
Louisiana 'heartbeat' abortion ban nearing final passage
A proposal to ban abortions in Louisiana as early as the sixth week of pregnancy continued to speed through the state ...
April 25, 2019
'Devastation' as tornado rips through Louisiana town
A tornado killed two people as it tore through the northern Louisiana city of Ruston early Thursday, sending trees into ...
April 16, 2019
Officials say evidence points to church fire suspect
The white man charged in the burnings of three Louisiana black churches faces a mountain of evidence tying him to the crimes, ...
April 12, 2019
Shock at arrest of deputy's son in black church fires
Authorities said he had no known criminal record. A friend described him as an introverted animal lover who showed no ...
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