Louisiana

Contaminated Water In St. Joseph, La., Leads To Public Health Emergency

6:39pm December 16, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Gov. John Bel Edwards told residents of the North Louisiana town Friday not to use tap water after officials found water going to three buildings was contaminated with lead or copper.

President-elect Donald Trump waves on stage with Louisiana Republican Senate candidate John Kennedy at a rally in Baton Rouge on Friday.

Republican Wins Final Senate Race Of 2016 In Louisiana Runoff

9:55pm December 10, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Republican John Kennedy is headed to the Senate with his runoff victory in Louisiana on Saturday. His victory means the GOP will have a 52-48 edge in the Senate come January.

Vice President-elect Mike Pence campaigns with John Neely Kennedy, the Republican Senate candidate in Louisiana. Kennedy faces Democrat Foster Campbell in a runoff election on Dec. 10.

Democrats Make Long-Shot Effort To Win Louisiana Senate Seat

6:00am December 07, 2016

by Ryan Kailath

Following Donald Trump's victory, Democrats around the country have suddenly focused on Foster Campbell's campaign in an attempt to limit Republicans' incoming Senate majority to 51 seats.

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A map from the National Weather Service shows tornado reports (red T), wind reports (blue W) and hail reports (green H) for Tuesday. More than 20 tornadoes were reported as a powerful storm system moved through the Southeast. Zoom in on the map here.

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At Least 5 Reportedly Killed As Strong Storms, Including Tornadoes, Hit Southeast

12:17pm November 30, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Four children were critically wounded in Alabama by a tornado and severe thunderstorms, the National Weather Service says. Tornadoes were also reported in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Former KKK Leader David Duke Blames Debate Protests On Black Lives Matter 'Radicals'

11:16pm November 02, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

Debate sponsors barred the public from the forum, angering students protesting Duke's appearance on the Dillard University campus, a historically black college.

A coffin is seen in a flooded cemetery in August in Sorrento, La.

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Keeping The Dead In Their Place

6:54am September 23, 2016

by Martha Ann Overland

Unidentified coffins are a big problem in Louisiana, especially when they end up floating down flooded city streets.

Evacuees sleep in cots on Aug. 19 at the shelter set up at the River Center arena in Baton Rouge, La., as the area deals with the record flooding.

Louisiana Kids Return To School, A Bubble Of Normalcy After Massive Floods

7:52pm September 08, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

Children in Baton Rouge, La., are back in class after a three-week interruption. But life is still upended: Many students are displaced and still living in shelters, and don't know where they'll go.

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Hilton Pray, 82, holds one of thousands of his photographs that were damaged after an estimated 4-feet of water filled his home in Denham Springs, La.

After Louisiana Floods, A Photographer Finds Resilience

5:29pm August 26, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

Photographer Collin Richie and three colleagues have been shooting portraits of people who were impacted by the floods in Louisiana. The images focus on what people were able to save.

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Cleanup crews roll through East Baton Rouge picking up debris from massive floods that ravaged the state last week.

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Cleanup Crews Roll Through Baton Rouge After Louisiana Flooding

7:37pm August 25, 2016

by NPR Staff

In flood-ravaged Louisiana, a cleanup contractor that specializes in disaster recovery operations helps Baton Rouge clean up debris. Cleanup crews say the destruction is much worse than reported.

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Amber Lakin (front) and colleague Julia Porras work at Central City Concern, an organization that does outreach and job training to combat homelessness and addiction in Portland, Ore. Lakin went through the welfare system and now works with Central City C

20 Years Since Welfare's Overhaul, Results Are Mixed

11:06pm August 22, 2016

The new program did work for millions of families. The idea was that people would be encouraged to find work if they knew their monthly checks would end, but instead, some have been left high and dry.

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