Tag: Louisiana
Court: Toppled rig’s owners can’t sue Coast Guard contractor
NEW ORLEANS — The owner of Gulf of Mexico oil wells broken in 2004 cannot demand damages from a federal contractor who says his...
AP source: Saints’ Ramczyk agrees to 5-year, $96M extension
NEW ORLEANS — Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk has agreed to a five-year extension worth up to $96 million, a person with knowledge of...
NASA looks at Louisiana delta system, eyes global forecasts
MIKE ISLAND, La. — Erosion, sinking land and sea rise from climate change have killed the Louisiana woods where a 41-year-old Native American chief...
Darius Days returning to LSU basketball for senior season
BATON ROUGE, La. — Forward Darius Days is returning to LSU for his senior season after initially exploring his opportunity to turn pro.
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Groups file federal complaint over conditions at ICE lockup
NEW ORLEANS — Unsafe drinking water, moldy food, a lack of medical care or access to legal counsel and the use of punitive solitary...
Average US gas price rises to $3.15/gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose 2 cents over the past two weeks to $3.15 per gallon.
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States hesitant to adopt digital COVID vaccine verification
Customers wanting to wine, dine and unwind to live music at the City Winery's flagship restaurant in New York must show proof of a...
AP: Police clung to crash theory in Black man’s fatal arrest
MONROE, La. — More than a year and a half after Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video brutalizing Black motorist Ronald...
29-year-old man convicted again of murdering 6-week-old son
COVINGTON, La. — A 29-year-old New Orleans man has been convicted a second time of murdering one of his infant twin sons in the...
14 whooping cranes hatched in Louisiana this year; 4 survive
BATON ROUGE, La. — One of Louisiana’s oldest whooping cranes hatched her first chicks this year, and 24 mating pairs nearly doubled the previous...