Louisiana is a state in the Deep South region of the South Central United States. It is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties. The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.
A Louisiana judge is allowing a lawsuit to proceed against the NFL over the blown playoff "no-call" that led to the Rams beating the Saints and advancing to the 2019 Super Bowl
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Police in Louisiana are investigating the presumed slaying of prominent civil rights activist and historian Sadie Roberts-Joseph after her body was found in the trunk of her car. Linda So reports.
Hurricane Barry was churning off Louisiana on Saturday, poised to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019 in a westward shift that appeared to spare low-lying New Orleans from the massive..
As Category 1 Hurricane Barry closes in on Louisiana, a tidal surge is causing flooding in residential areas. According to Business Insider, heavy winds and rain have also led to widespread power..
As government officials set up emergency centers and warned New Orleans residents on Friday (July 12) to prepare to huddle indoors, Tropical Storm Barry was poised to make landfall as the first..
Tropical Storm Barry is approaching New Orleans, and Mayor LaToya Cantrell is calling on residents to shelter in place and be ready to heed warnings from emergency officials. Rough Cut (no reporter..
New Orleans residents were forced to seek shelter on Wednesday morning when a powerful storm hit, flooding streets and damaging homes. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Authorities in Mississippi have closed beaches along the southern Gulf coast after a toxic blue-green bloom that's harmful to humans and their pets. Gavino Garay reports.
Rescuers were forced to swim through a flash flood to save the driver of a car submerged in the water. Severe weather in Louisiana caused the flood to sweep away the woman's car in Baton Rouge.
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According to Business Insider, "A surge of new abortion bans and clinic closures has highlighted the recent rise in America's maternal mortality rates. Nearly all of the states who have recently passed..
On Thursday Louisiana Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a bill banning abortions once a heartbeat is detectable with no exceptions for rape or incest. CNN reports that the measure, which just..
Reuters reports a group of detained asylum seekers sued the U.S. government on Thursday. Legal advocacy groups representing 12 plaintiffs are seeking class action status on behalf of hundreds of asylum..
After more than a week of violent storms, rain-swollen rivers threaten more flooding in Arkansas, Louisiana, Illinois and Oklahoma. Tulsa, Oklahoma Mayor, G.T. Bynum warned residents that the..
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger told Reuters it would be "very difficult" to keep filming in Georgia if a new abortion law takes effect in that southern state. Fred Katayama reports.
An entire neighborhood drowned in floodwaters. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) JASON BAUGH OF ARKANSAS SAYING: "It's pretty devastating to see all this water in the neighborhood." And now thousands across
(Reuters) - Thousands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana residents braced for more flooding on Thursday as swollen rivers continued to rise, although the threat of rain was expected to ease by the..
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its last weekly influenza report Friday. According to UPI, flu activity remained similarly low to last week. This caps off the longest flu season..
Environmental groups and demonstrators arrested near an Energy Transfer LP crude pipeline have filed a lawsuit challenging a 2018 Louisiana state law that made trespassing near oil and gas pipelines a..
Police in Louisiana have arrested a suspect in the death of civil rights activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett joined CBSN AM from Baton Rouge to talk about the.. CBS News - Published
Police in Louisiana are releasing new details about the man accused of killing a popular Baton Rouge civil rights activist. Ron Bell, 38, was arrested yesterday after the murder of 75-year-old Sadie.. CBS News - Published
The authorities said the suspect, Ronn Jermaine Bell, 38, was behind on rent he owed Ms. Roberts-Joseph, a respected community leader in Baton Rouge, La. NYTimes.com - Published
A former tenant of Baton Rouge civil rights activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph has been arrested and charged with her murder, police in Louisiana said on Tuesday. Reuters - Published
Police in Louisiana have arrested a suspect in the death of local activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph. She was found dead in the trunk of her car last week. Errol Barnett joins CBSN from Baton Rouge. CBS News - Published
Police in Louisiana on Tuesday said they arrested a suspect in the murder of a Baton Rouge civil rights activist whose body was found in the trunk of her car on Friday. Reuters - Published
24/7 Wall St. created an index of violent crime, incarceration and suicide rates to identify the most peaceful and most violent states.
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Louisiana police are hunting for suspects in the murder of a beloved local civil rights activist. The East Baton Rouge coronor ruled the death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph a homicide on Monday. The.. CBS News - Published
Bland? Maybe. But Gov. John Bel Edwards brought a different tone to hurricane response than his predecessors in a state where such responses matter. NYTimes.com - Published
A Louisiana civil rights activist and founder of an African-American museum was killed by "traumatic asphyxia" before her body was found in the trunk of her car in the state capital last week,.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has rescued a number of people stranded in their homes in Louisiana because of life-threatening storm conditions. (July 13)
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The U.S. Coast Guard released video of a helicopter crew rescuing a 77-year-old man and a dog from a home after floodwaters from Tropical Storm Barry inundated southern Louisiana. (July 14)
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said he was "extremely grateful" that Tropical Depression Barry had not caused the disastrous floods that were forecast, but he urged residents to be cautious as they.. USATODAY.com - Published
Flooding, tornado warnings issued for much of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. How to prevent overheating car batteries. Cleaning batteries, getting rid of corrosion and checking acid may help. CBS News - Published
A Louisiana medical examiner is set to release on Monday the results of the autopsy of a prominent civil rights activist and founder of an African-American history museum whose body was found in the.. Reuters - Published
Louisiana police are investigating the mysterious death of a beloved civil rights activist in Baton Rouge's African American community. The body of 75-year-old Sadie Roberts-Joseph was found in the.. CBS News - Published
Dangerous flooding from Tropical Depression Barry is threatening 11 million people across the South. Flood alerts are up across eight states and some areas could see up to another five inches of rain... CBS News - Published
As Hurricane Barry made landfall, a couple wed inside the indoor practice football field for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a special place for the bride.
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Tropical Depression Barry was a still hurricane when it hit Cypremort Point, Louisiana. USA TODAY Network drone pilots captured video of flooding there.
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Tropical Storm Barry crept slowly northward on Sunday, soaking Louisiana with heavy rain, but fears of catastrophic flooding in the state’s biggest cities eased as the storm weakened. NYTimes.com - Published
Barry has dumped up to 15 inches of rain in some parts of Louisiana. The Coast Guard has rescued at least a dozen people, including this man and his nervous puppy. Omar Villafranca reports. CBS News - Published
The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings across the state of Louisiana as Barry continues to move inland. Broussard, Louisiana Mayor Ray Bourque joined CBSN on the phone to discuss.. CBS News - Published
Phillips 66 was preparing on Sunday to begin a restart on Monday of its southeast Louisiana refinery, which was shut because of the threat of Tropical Storm Barry, the company said. Reuters - Published
Tropical Storm Barry trudged through northwestern Louisiana on Sunday, dropping up to 15 inches of rain in some places to create life-threatening flood conditions along the Mississippi River. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Coast Guard said that a crew from Air Station New Orleans evacuated a number of people from flooded areas in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
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Barry, now a tropical storm, is slowly moving northward over central Louisiana, and life-threatening flooding rains remain a primary threat, officials say. NYTimes.com - Published
Tropical Storm Barry trudged through northwestern Louisiana on Sunday, threatening tornadoes and dropping up to 15 inches of rain in some places to create life-threatening flood conditions along the.. Reuters - Published
Barry quickly lost its punch after coming ashore Saturday as the first hurricane of the year. But up to 20 inches of rain may fall as the system moves inland. Omar Villafranca, in Mandeville on Lake.. CBS News - Published
Tropical Storm Barry, downgraded from a hurricane Saturday, slogs through Louisiana, leaving more than 160K without power, concerns of flooding.
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Barry came ashore this afternoon near Morgan City, Louisiana, 85 miles west of New Orleans. Less than an hour later, it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Torrential rains and flash flooding remain a.. CBS News - Published Also reported by •Reuters
Hurricane Barry weakened to a tropical storm as it made landfall in Louisiana on Saturday, after a westward shift that appeared to spare low-lying New Orleans from the massive flooding feared earlier.. Reuters - Published Also reported by •CBS News
Tropical Storm Barry slowly moved on to the Louisiana coast and quickly weakened from hurricane strength on Saturday afternoon, leaving in its wake 70 percent of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production shut.. Reuters - Published
Hurricane Barry is expected to bring devastating rain to the Louisiana coast. CBS News weather producer David Parkinson joins CBSN with the latest. CBS News - Published
Hurricane Barry was churning off Louisiana on Saturday, poised to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019 in a westward shift that appeared to spare low-lying New Orleans from the massive.. Reuters - Published
Storm Barry was upgraded to hurricane status on Saturday as it moved onto Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h), and its center is expected to cross the coast during the next few.. Reuters - Published
The animals escaping Barry's path were placed on a plane and were heading to rescue shelters in northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey.
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Some 14 trillion gallons of rainwater are forecast to fall on Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas during Barry. Three million people may be impacted.
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Barry storm tracks: Where is Barry now?Tropical storm Barry is expected to become a hurricane right before landfall in Louisiana Saturday morning.
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Tropical Storm Barry, poised to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019, churned ever closer to Louisiana's shore early on Saturday as most New Orleans residents huddled at home, or in.. Reuters - Published
Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, was once a 22,000-acre saltwater oasis. But because of erosion and rising sea levels, it has shrunk to 300 acres.
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