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Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (362+ words) The court's conservative majority found that the district, represented by Democrat Cleo Fields, relied too heavily on race. Chief Justice John Roberts had described the district as a "snake" that stretches more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) to link parts of the…...
Louisiana Tech clear for move this summer to Sun Belt after settlement with Conference USA
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (363+ words) Conference USA and Louisiana Tech have agreed on a settlement that will allow the Bulldogs to depart that league for the Sun Belt Conference this summer instead of having to wait another year. Both Conference USA and Louisiana Tech, which…...
New Orleans recycling group turns glass bottles into sand in fight against land loss
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (1250+ words) A New Orleans company has created a system that turns glass bottles into sand to help fight Louisiana's land loss crisis. (AP Video: Stephen Smith). .. New Orleans recycling group turns glass bottles into sand in fight against land loss A…...
A preschool classroom is shaken by loss after a mass killing in Louisiana
1+ week, 2+ day ago (631+ words) Teacher Angela Hall always starts the day gathering her preschool students in a circle in their Shreveport, Louisiana, classroom. The kids giggle. They share. And they look for who's missing. "Braylon, he's not here," she recalled one of her students…...
Family members grapple with Louisiana mass shooting that left eight children dead
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1253+ words) The day after a mass shooting left eight children dead, family members gathered at the home where the shooting took place to mourn and begin making arrangements for both the deceased and survivors. (AP Video by Sophie Bates) Family members…...
Man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport, Louisiana
1+ week, 2+ day ago (492+ words) Authorities in Shreveport, Louisiana, say a gunman killed eight children in domestic-related shootings at two different homes. The children killed range in age from 1 to about 12 years old. At a news conference outside the residence where one of the shootings…...
Live updates: 8 children were killed in Louisiana mass shooting
1+ week, 3+ day ago (225+ words) A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in shootings at two different homes early Sunday in the nation's deadliest mass shooting in more than two years, police in Shreveport said. Live updates: 8 children were killed in Louisiana mass shooting A…...
8 children between the ages of 1 and 14 are dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say
1+ week, 3+ day ago (379+ words) Authorities say eight children were killed in the "domestic disturbance," with the victims ranging in age from 1 to 14 years old. The shooting occurred around 6 a. m. on Sunday. Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith with a total of 10 people shot. Officials said they…...
Vehicle hits revelers during Lao New Year celebration in Louisiana
3+ week, 4+ day ago (375+ words) Police work the scene after several people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year on Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Broussard, La. (WBRZ via AP) Several people were injured when a vehicle struck revelers…...
The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
1+ week, 5+ day ago (583+ words) The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state's coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits. Backed by the…...