Louisiana justices toss COVID-related charges against pastor
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana Supreme Court has thrown out charges against a pastor who flouted coronavirus pandemic restrictions on gatherings. […]
News
Police: 3-vehicle rolling gunfight kills girl, 13, in house
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana say a gunfight among moving vehicles has left a 13-year-old girl dead inside a house. The Caddo Parish […]
Bills to expand access to medical marijuana advance
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Legislation aimed at expanding patient access to medical marijuana in Louisiana has been approved for debate in the state House. […]
Bill would block COVID-19 vaccine requirements in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE. (AP) — Legislation to limit Louisiana state and local governments’ mitigation efforts against COVID-19 is on its way to the House floor. The […]
Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock superstar, dies at 74
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Meat Loaf, the rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such […]
Tornado destroys homes in weather-battered western Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — A tornado in western Louisiana damaged more than a dozen homes in a part of the state still struggling to […]
Louisiana governor ends mask mandate, except at some schools
By MELINDA DESLATTE BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards is largely ending Louisiana’s nearly three-month-old indoor mask mandate since the state has […]
1 killed, 7 hurt in shooting at Grambling State University
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Officials say one person was fatally shot and seven others were wounded at Grambling State University in the second deadly shooting […]
State police investigate deadly shooting at Grambling State
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Investigators for Louisiana State Police are looking for a suspect in a shooting on the Grambling State University campus this week […]
LSU creates cellphone app for COVID-19 contact tracing
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Researchers at Louisiana State University have created a cellphone app to track exposures to COVID-19. The Advocate reports the GeauxTrace […]