8-year-old Louisiana girl dies from brain-eating freshwater amoeba
An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana has died after being infected by an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba that is…
Prosecutor drops felony charges against Louisiana AG Liz Murrill
A special prosecutor on Wednesday dismissed felony criminal charges against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, who was indicted…
Meta Louisiana data center investment reaches $50 billion amid AI push
Meta’s 5-gigawatt Hyperion data center under construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana, Jan. 9, 2026. Courtesy of Meta Meta’s…
Louisiana AG is indicted by grand jury in fight over court changes
Louisiana’s attorney general was indicted Thursday over accusations she threatened the jobs of New Orleans leaders who fought…
US Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins the GOP primary for Senate in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Louisiana…
Federal court blocks Alabama’s plan for new US House map
Federal judges on Tuesday blocked Alabama’s plan to use a congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage…
Louisiana congressional primaries suspended as a result of Supreme Court ruling, state officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s congressional primaries won’t be going forward as scheduled in May, as a…
Trump wants to deploy a hospital ship to Greenland alleging people aren’t receiving care
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Saturday that he would deploy a hospital ship…
US approves sale of patrol planes to Denmark despite Greenland rift
The United States said on Monday it had approved a US$1.8 billion sale of patrol aircraft to Denmark,…
LSU athletic director ousted in wake of football coach firing
LSU athletic director Scott Woodward resigned under pressure from the post he’s held for six years on Thursday…
What to watch as 2026 Republican Senate races take shape
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are encountering early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s…
Louisiana cancels $3B repair coastal restoration funded by oil spill settlement
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana officially canceled a $3 billion coastal restoration funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil…