Tag: Louisiana
Vaccinations rise in some states with soaring infections
Vaccinations are beginning to rise in some states where COVID-19 cases are soaring, White House officials said Thursday, and hospitals are running out of...
Police: Officer, suspect die after Louisiana gun battle
DOYLINE, La. — Authorities say a north Louisiana police officer was fatally shot and a suspect in his death also died following exchanges of...
Final parade: Ex-Gov. Edwards carried to funeral site
BATON ROUGE, La. — Bagpipes played as an honor guard carried the flag-draped casket bearing the body of former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards down...
Goodbyes for Louisiana’s flamboyant ex-Gov. Edwin Edwards
BATON ROUGE, La. — Events marking the death of former Louisiana Gov. Edwin W. Edwards were set to begin Saturday with a public viewing...
Confederate monument removed from city hall in Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. — Spectators cheered Saturday as a stone statue of a Confederate general was hoisted by a crane and removed from a pedestal...
Saints’ Onyemata discloses failed test, expected suspension
NEW ORLEANS — Saints starting defensive tackle David Onyemata has been been notified by the NFL he has tested positive for a banned substance...
Report: Black man’s killing by Louisiana police justified
BATON ROUGE, La. — State police have released a report saying officers in a south Louisiana city police department were justified in last year's...
Rare whooping cranes raised for wild as COVID rules relax
NEW ORLEANS — A year after pandemic precautions all but halted work to raise the world’s most endangered cranes for release into the wild,...
AP source: Pelicans, Green negotiating, but no deal yet
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans are negotiating with Suns assistant Willie Green about taking over as head coach, but no deal is...
Ex-Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards died; knew power and prison
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Edwin Washington Edwards, the high-living four-term governor whose three-decade dominance of Louisiana politics was all but overshadowed by scandal and...