Looking to watch porn in Louisiana? Expect to hand over your ID
The state's new law went into effect this week with the intent of protecting minors from pornographic content online, according to lawmakers.
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Who counts as Black in voting maps? Some GOP state officials want that narrowed
Republican officials in Louisiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set a narrower definition of "Black" for redistricting that excludes some Black people and could minimize their voting power.
The world's smallest sea turtle nests in Louisiana for the first time in 75 years
Kemp's ridley sea turtles have hatched in Louisiana's wilds, officials say, in a victory for barrier island restoration. The tiny turtle is also believed to be the world's most endangered.
3 Louisiana state troopers are charged in the beating of a Black motorist
The battery charges in the 2020 arrest of Antonio Harris come amid mounting scrutiny of the state's top law enforcement agency over allegations of excessive force — particularly against Black people.
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama brace as storm approaches
Southeastern states are in the pathway of a storm system that left widespread damage and some injuries in Texas.
La. Senate candidate Gary Chambers burns a Confederate flag in his new campaign ad
The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Louisiana made headlines last month by smoking marijuana in a campaign ad. Now he's back with another lighter and a message about gerrymandering.
Governor knew the circumstances around a deadly arrest, but kept quiet, records show
What Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards knew, when he knew it and what he did are questions in a civil rights investigation into a deadly arrest and whether police brass obstructed justice.
Gary Chambers' new pot-smoking campaign ad in Senate race goes viral with old tactics
Democrat Gary Chambers Jr. is running to unseat Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy. Chambers follows in the footsteps of other politicians who have used attention-grabbing ads to up their name recognition.
A Louisiana clinic struggles to absorb the surge created by Texas' new abortion law
In Shreveport, La., near the Texas border, the Hope Medical Group for Women is seeing increased demand after the restrictive law was passed — and after a hurricane impacted other parts of the state.
Pushed to the edge, tribe members in coastal Louisiana wonder where to go after Ida
By nature and necessity, the Houma people are a sprawling but tight-knit community in the bayou region. Federal recognition for the tribe could keep them out of harm's way.