Big Louisiana coastal restoration projects continue
BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has completed one of its biggest coastal restoration projects yet and is at work on even bigger ones.
Month: July 2022
Senate deal should make it easier to buy electric vehicles
DETROIT (AP) — The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a pared-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change is likely to […]
Unprecedented profit for major oil drillers as prices soared
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil companies swam in record profits over the last few months at a time when Americans struggled to pay for gasoline, […]
New Orleans mayor signs it: cops can use facial recognition
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Thursday signed an ordinance that partly reverses the city’s ban on police use of facial […]
Beating victim cleared as Louisiana trooper awaits trial
By KEVIN McGILL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Charges have been dropped against a Black north Louisiana man whose severe beating before he was arrested in […]
New Orleans district attorney acquitted in federal tax case
By KEVIN McGILL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams has been acquitted in a federal tax case. The jury returned the […]
Louisiana man, 26, gets 70 years for 2020 crossbow slaying
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A 26-year-old Louisiana man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for killing a man with a crossbow.
Canadian company building $110M sawmill in Louisiana
PLAIN DEALING, La. (AP) — A Canadian forestry products company is starting work on a $110 million sawmill in northwest Louisiana.
Child fatally shots self after finding gun, father charged
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana father is charged with negligent homicide after police say his 4-year-old child found a gun and fatally shot […]
Police leader caught speeding: ‘I need to slow my butt down’
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The superintendent of Louisiana State Police acknowledges he was pulled over for speeding in an unmarked work vehicle but did […]