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 […]
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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 […]
No. 2 House Republican refuses to say election wasn’t stolen
By HOPE YEN WASHINGTON (AP) — The House’s second-ranking Republican, Rep. Steve Scalise, is refusing to say that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen. In a […]
Louisiana high school football scores: Sept. 30, 2021
Here are the Louisiana high school football scores from all across the state as compiled by the Associated Press for Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021: PREP […]
Police chief: Ida hit Louisiana town harder than Katrina did
By GERALD HERBERT GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — Ida caused mass devastation on Grand Isle, a Louisiana town on a narrow barrier island that bore […]
Ida’s sweltering aftermath: No power, no water, no gasoline
By KEVIN MCGILL, CHEVEL JOHNSON and MELINDA DESLATTE NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida are now dealing with the possibility of […]