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Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Criminal Penalties for Abortion Pill Possession
Politico - Thu May 23, 2024
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Louisiana lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation making the possession of abortion pills without a prescription a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison. More»

FDA Removes 1,100 Dead Rodents From Arkansas Family Dollar Facility
Associated Press - Sat Feb 19, 2022
WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas - More than 1,000 rodents were found inside a Family Dollar distribution facility in Arkansas, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday as the chain issued a voluntary recall on items purchased from hundreds of stores across the US south. More»

Six injured in explosion at Westlake Chemical
KPLC-TV - Wed Jan 26, 2022
Westlake, LA - An explosion at Westlake Chemical’s south plant Wednesday morning was felt throughout the area and caused a plume of smoke that stretched across the sky. More»

Overnight fire engulfs New Orleans’ Old Market Street Wharf
WVUE-TV - Sun Oct 17, 2021
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - A spectacular two-alarm blaze overnight engulfed the city’s Old Market Street Wharf, the New Orleans Fire Department said Sunday. More»

U.S. Declares Emergency in 17 States Over Fuel Pipeline Cyber Attack
The Hacker News - Tue May 11, 2021
The ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline's networks has prompted the US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to issue a regional emergency declaration in 17 states and the District of Columbia (DC). More»

FBI warns of armed protests in ALL 50 states if Trump is removed before Inauguration Day
Daily Mail - Mon Jan 11, 2021
The FBI is warning of possible armed protests at capitols in all 50 states in the days leading to Inauguration Day as cities around the country brace for violence in the wake of last week's deadly riots at the US Capitol. More»

Louisiana cop fired for saying 'unfortunate' more black people didn't die of coronavirus
NBC News - Thu May 28, 2020
KAPLAN, Louisiana - A Louisiana police officer was fired over a Facebook comment that said it was "unfortunate" more black people did not die of the coronavirus. More»

New Orleans police clear out bustling Bourbon Street after governor bans gatherings of over 250 people
Daily Mail - Mon Mar 16, 2020
New Orleans police shut down the iconic Bourbon Street on Saturday night, telling revelers to clear out to prevent the spread of the killer coronavirus. More»

Louisiana health officials visit 'cancer valley' town with the 'highest airborne risk' of the disease in the US
Daily Mail - Thu Nov 28, 2019
LAPLACE, Louisiana - Louisiana health officials have agreed to knock on every single door in 'cancer alley' - the area within 2. More»

Louisiana patrolman charged with 20 counts of sex abuse against police dog
KUTV - Mon Apr 15, 2019
BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana - A police officer in Louisiana has been arrested after he turned himself in on charges that he filmed himself having sex with an animal. More»

More than 30,000 nursing home eviction notices to be sent in Louisiana
USA Today - Mon May 7, 2018
BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's Department of Health will begin sending nursing home eviction notices Thursday to more than 30,000 residents who could lose Medicaid under the budget passed by the state House of Representatives. More»

Gulf Residents Deserve The Full Truth About Oil Cleanup Chemicals
Huffington Post - Fri Apr 20, 2018
TJ Johnson remembers the day he and his cousins were sprayed. More»

Students in Louisiana thought this math symbol looked like a gun. Police were called
Miami Herald - Sun Feb 25, 2018
A discussion among students at Oberlin High School in Oberlin, Louisiana, about a mathematical symbol led to a police investigation and a search of one of the student's homes, according to the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office. More»

Louisiana college president refuses to hire coach because of his 'Jewish blood'
Daily Mail - Fri Feb 23, 2018
A major college and its president have rejected allegations they discriminated against a Jewish man who applied for an assistant football coaching job. More»

Teacher handcuffed, removed from school board meeting after asking about teacher pay
The Hill - Mon Jan 8, 2018
A teacher in Louisiana was removed Monday night from a school board meeting after a confrontation regarding teacher's pay. More»

Why Are Prosecutors Putting Innocent Witnesses in Jail?
New Yorker - Tue Oct 17, 2017
One night in May, 2015, an accountant named Renata Singleton arrived home from work and changed into lounge pants. More»

Louisiana Republican admits to sexting teen boy and buying him sexy underwear but says 'I'm not gay"
Raw Story - Thu Nov 24, 2016
A Louisiana parish president admits that he sent a then-17-year-old boy sexually charged text messages and gave him a "graduation present" pair of racy designer underwear, but insists that he was only "playing along" with the teen and that no sexual contact took place. More»

Anti-Trump protests turn violent: Cops clash with 6,000-strong crowd in Oakland and activists block roads in LA amid nationwide demonstrations
Daily Mail - Wed Nov 9, 2016
Violence has broken out at anti-Trump rallies across America overnight as tens of thousands marched against the President-elect before angry mobs attacked police, started fires and shut down highways. More»

Louisiana Republican, 40, Appears In An Infomercial To Admit He Sexted A 17-Year-Old Catholic High-School Boy - But Refuses To Step Down
Daily Mail - Mon Oct 10, 2016
A married Louisiana politician has released a bizarre infomercial in which he admits to sexting a 17-year-old boy - but says he won't leave office. More»

Disturbing Video Catches Cop Severely Beat Restrained Man & Threaten Him With Gun to His Head
Free Thought Project - Sat Sep 17, 2016
Gretna, Louisiana - Caught on video beating a handcuffed man without provocation, a Louisiana cop was recently fired and arrested nearly five months after the incident. More»

It's not just Flint that's poisoned
Yahoo! - Sat Jan 23, 2016
The ill effects of lead have blighted neighborhoods across the country - Experts hope today's outrage will expose a national crisis. More»

Possible Bipolar Tea Party Member Kills 2, Injures 9 in Louisiana
Daily Mail - Thu Jul 23, 2015
John Russel Houser was both a supporter of the far-right Tea Party and the extremist Christian Westboro Baptist Church, web accounts connected to the 59-year-old Louisiana theater shooter reveal. More»

New evidence suggests BP knowingly downplayed huge scale of oil leak in 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster
The Daily Mail - Sun Dec 9, 2012
Documents that will be presented to court in February appear to show that BP knew about the massive scale of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil blowout weeks earlier than previously stated. More»

Mysterious Louisiana Sinkhole Raises Concerns of Explosions and Radiation
ABC - Tue Aug 14, 2012
A nearly 400-foot deep sinkhole in Louisiana has swallowed all of the trees in its area and enacted a mandatory evacuation order for about 150 residences for fear of potential radiation and explosions. More»

Ex-cop says he helped cover up Katrina shootings
Associated Press - Mon Jul 11, 2011
NEW ORLEANS - A former police detective testified Monday that he participated in a plot to fabricate witnesses, falsify reports and plant a gun to make it seem police were justified in shooting unarmed residents on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. More»

Dolphins Brought Body Of Grand Isle Drowning Victim To Shore
WGNO-TV - Mon Jul 4, 2011
GRAND ISLE, Louisiana - The Fourth of July weekend turns tragic with the drowning of a Denham Springs man in Grand Isle. More»

Mystery illnesses plague Louisiana oil spill crews
AFP - Sun Apr 17, 2011
RACELAND, Louisiana - Jamie Simon worked on a barge in the oily waters for six months following the BP spill last year, cooking for the cleanup workers, washing their clothes and tidying up after them. More»

Global Spate of Mysterious Animal Deaths
Associated Press - Tue Jan 4, 2011
More and more animals are being found dead as the mysterious spate of mass bird and fish deaths has turned into a global phenomenon. More»

Massive fish kill reported in Louisiana
Brett Michael Dykes - Tue Sep 14, 2010
What you see above isn't a rural gravel road: It's a Louisiana waterway, its surface completely covered with dead sea life - a mishmash of species of fish, crabs, stingray and eel. More»

Feds: Oil, gas leaking from cap on ruptured well
Associated Press - Sun Jul 18, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - Oil and gas are leaking from the cap on BP's ruptured oil well but the cork will stay in place for now, the federal government's point man on the spill said Monday. More»

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