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.
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.
In new amicusbriefs, the American Medical Association and American Bar Association are among groups opposing the law, which is scheduled for oral arguments in March.
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.
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.
Police investigating three recent attacks on historically black churches in Louisiana have arrested Holden Matthews, 21, a white male who is the son of a St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputy.
Officials have not determined the cause of the fires, but have said they are unable to rule out the possibility of arson or that the three incidents were all related.