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Disaster Declaration for Lafayette Approved Following May Floods
Lafayette is one of five parishes whose residents are now eligible to apply for aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Governor Edwards Seeks Disaster Order
Some 2,000 homes were damaged.
Illegal Piranha Found in Louisiana State University Lake
Piranhas are native to the Amazon Basin in South America and possessing them is illegal in Louisiana.
Lawmakers Vote To Open Jury Service To Some Louisiana Felons
People convicted of a felony crime currently can only serve on a jury if they have been pardoned by a governor.
Louisiana Coast Still Hurting From Storms
Many people are still out of their homes.
GOP Blocks Bipartisan Probe of Deadly Jan. 6 Riot at Capitol
One of the 6 GOP votes in favor of the bipartisan panel included U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.
Biden’s $6T Budget: Social Spending, Taxes on Business
President Joe Biden is proposing a $6 trillion budget for next year that’s piled high with new safety net programs for the poor and middle class.
8 Dead in Shooting at Railyard Serving Silicon Valley (UPDATED)
The suspect was killed.
Amazon to Buy MGM Studio
MGM is the studio behind James Bond and ‘Shark Tank.’
Former Sen. John Warner Dies at 94, Married Elizabeth Taylor
He was one of Elizabeth Taylor's seven husbands.
Edwards Ends Virus Restrictions, Lifts Schools’ Mask Mandate
Gov. John Bel Edwards is scrapping nearly every remaining coronavirus restriction in Louisiana and lifting the statewide requirement that students must wear a mask in the classroom and at school events.
AP: Top Cop in Black Man’s Deadly Arrest Withheld Cam Video
The state police lieutenant claimed he didn't have body camera video of the incident.
White House: Biden to Meet Putin for Geneva Summit
The face-to-face meeting will happen next month.
Preliminary Report: Seacor Power Boat Flipped While Lowering Legs, Turning
A preliminary federal report says an offshore oil industry boat had begun to lower its legs and was trying to turn to face heavy winds when it flipped in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana last month.
House GOP Ousts Trump Critic Liz Cheney From Top Post
House Republicans have ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber’s No. 3 GOP leader.
Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Wins Louisiana House Support
House lawmakers have agreed to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use.
Pfizer COVID-19 Shot Expanded to US Children as Young as 12
Shots could begin soon once a federal vaccine panel issues recommendations for using the vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds.
Louisiana Rental Assistance Expanding to Include Utilities
The program covers most of the state. However, seven parishes — Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Lafayette, Orleans and St. Tammany — have their own locally administered rental assistance programs.
Weak Jobs Report Could Spur, Slow Biden’s Huge Money Package
President Joe Biden’s promised economic comeback hit a speed bump Friday with the April jobs report.
Four Ex-cops Indicted on US Civil Rights Charges in Floyd Death
A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating the Black man’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air.