Tag: Louisiana
Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Ludacris to play New Orleans Jazz Fest
NEW ORLEANS — Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Demi Lovato, Ludacris, The Isley Brothers, Melissa Etheridge and Trombone Shorty are among the acts slated to take...
Rapper Phipps paroled; long claimed innocence in death case
NEW ORLEANS — Rapper McKinley “Mac” Phipps has been released from prison after being granted parole in the case of a 2001 shooting at...
Louisiana governor vetoes transgender sports ban proposal
BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday struck down a bill prohibiting transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams in...
Rescued sea turtles: some to be released, some still sick
NEW ORLEANS — The Mississippi Aquarium plans to release seven endangered sea turtles this week, but other institutions in New Orleans and Mississippi are...
Life-threatening flash flooding rises in Claudette’s path
NEW ORLEANS — Forecasters warned of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of the Deep South, particularly across central Alabama, as Tropical Depression Claudette traveled...
Store targeted by protests fined $20,000 over security guard
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans store that has been the site of armed protests over a fatal shooting has been fined $20,000 after...
Storm expected to be another blow to Gulf Coast businesses
NEW ORLEANS — A weekend that was supposed to be filled with celebrations of Juneteenth and Father’s Day has turned dreary in coastal Louisiana...
Tropical system to bring heavy rain, flooding to Gulf Coast
MIAMI — Forecasters predict a tropical system will bring heavy rain, storm surge and coastal flooding to the northern Gulf Coast as early as...
County where Ahmaud Arbery slain hires Black police chief
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The coastal Georgia county where Ahmaud Arbery’s slaying raised an outcry over racial injustice has hired its first full-time Black police...
Man charged with killing security officer at basketball game
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans man has been charged with killing an off-duty university police officer outside a high school basketball game where...