Louisiana

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., seen here March 24 on the Senate floor, says underlying health issues impact coronavirus-related disparities.

Louisiana Sen. Cassidy Addresses Racial Disparities In Coronavirus Deaths

4:51pm April 07, 2020

by James Doubek

Sen. Bill Cassidy, who is a medical doctor, tells Morning Edition that underlying health issues like diabetes contribute to the disproportionate number of African Americans dying of COVID-19.

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Second Federal Inmate Dies From COVID-19

5:26pm April 01, 2020

by Rosemary Westwood

On March 31, the Federal Bureau of Prisons began a systemwide 14-day quarantine for inmates to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Medical professionals sanitize their facemasks prior to storing them away on March 23, 2020. They were preparing to collect specimens for coronavirus testing at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss.

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Responses To Coronavirus Outbreak Vary Greatly In The American South

2:47pm March 26, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

As more states order residents to stay at home to combat spread of the coronavirus, Mississippi and Florida are taking a different approach.

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Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are adapting to the spread of the coronavirus by changing campaign schedules. Louisiana is delaying its primary by more than two months over coronavirus fears.

Louisiana Postpones Presidential Primary Over Coronavirus Fears

4:10pm March 13, 2020

by James Doubek

Louisiana is pushing back its presidential primary, from April 4 to June 20. It's the first state to postpone elections over coronavirus risks.

Holden Matthews, who was arrested in April over suspicious fires at three historic black churches in southern Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to federal charges.

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La. Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges Over Torching Historically Black Churches

5:23pm February 10, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Holden Matthews has stated that he committed the crimes in an attempt to break into the "black metal" music scene. He set three historically black churches on fire during a 10-day period.

The case is set to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on March 4.

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The Louisiana Clinic At The Center Of Abortion Case Before Supreme Court

4:54pm December 29, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport is challenging a 2014 state law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital in case of an emergency.

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The Supreme Court, seen in June. Next year the justices will hear arguments on a Louisiana law that could leave the state with just one clinic that performs abortions.

Major Medical, Legal Groups Oppose Louisiana Abortion Law Before U.S. Supreme Court

9:49pm December 02, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

In new amicus briefs, the American Medical Association and American Bar Association are among groups opposing the law, which is scheduled for oral arguments in March.

Former classmates Natalie Guice Adams and Eli Brown reconnected at StoryCorps, in Birmingham, Ala., earlier this month, where they talked about their school integrating for the first time.

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Their School Integrated But Racial Divisions Remained: 'We Missed Knowing Each Other'

12:16pm October 25, 2019

Eli Brown, who's black, and Natalie Guice Adams, who's white, were classmates when their Louisiana school integrated 50 years ago. "Our lives were so intertwined, but so separate," Adams said.

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Aimee Cutter, the owner of Beach House restaurant, walks through water surge from Lake Pontchartrain in Mandeville, La. Hurricane Barry made landfall Saturday morning.

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Barry Makes Landfall In Louisiana, Weakening To Tropical Storm

4:33pm July 13, 2019

The storm system has prompted tornado and flash flood warnings, and officials are keeping a close watch on New Orleans' levee system and infrastructure, which failed during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Tropical Storm Barry is predicted to become a hurricane before making landfall along the Louisiana coast Saturday morning.

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Tropical Storm Barry Forms In Gulf; Louisiana Goes Into State Of Emergency

3:57pm July 11, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Barry is now predicted to become a Category 1 hurricane shortly before making landfall Saturday, with maximum winds of 75 mph.