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A Louisiana woman's TikTok video has gone viral after she took to the app to complain about an indecent exposure citation she received at a festival.

The logistics of accessing abortion care in the U.S. is about to get more complicated. At least 26 states are set to ban abortion after the fall of Roe v. Wade, cutting off or severely restricting abortion access for more than 35 million women of reproductive age in vast swaths of the Deep South, Southwest and Midwest.

The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse as Hurricane Ida approached last year was arrested on Wednesday.

Bob Dean is charged with multiple counts of cruelty persons with infirmities, Medicaid fraud and obstruction of justice after last year's fatal evacuation ahead of Hurricane Ida.

The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse for Hurricane Ida has been arrested.

Walmart is expanding health care coverage for employees who want to use a doula, a person trained to assist women during pregnancies, in an effort to address racial inequities in maternal care.

On top of child support payments, Crysta Abelseth was also ordered to relinquish custody of her teenage daughter by Judge Jeffrey C. Cashe with the Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse.

Crysta Abelseth says the man, who impregnated her when she was 16, is “well connected” with the local justice system and has been threatening her.

House GOP portrayed the 20 million viewers who watched the Jan. 6 committee's first public hearing as not that impressive, a jab that's pure Trump.

Louisiana's Democratic governor says he'll call the state's Republican-dominated Legislature into special session to draw up new congressional districts.

Louisiana's Democratic governor says he'll call the state's Republican-dominated Legislature into special session to draw up new congressional districts.

Employees at a Starbucks store in New Orleans are the first in Louisiana to unionize.

Police are still looking for the child and the adult with whom she entered the store.

A Houston police officer was taken to the hospital Wednesday after being involved in a traffic accident while transporting a prisoner to jail.

The McIlhenny Co. took notice of a bottle of their famous Tabasco hot sauce painted into a religious artwork inside a church in Parks.

Texas State’s run in the Sun Belt baseball tournament came to an end Saturday after falling to No. 4 seed Louisiana in the semifinals, 3-2.The No.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

"If you talk to the people that own it, killing feral pigs in ... Louisiana. They'll wonder: 'Why would you take it away from me?'" said Cassidy.

The Supreme Court has allowed the Biden administration to use a higher estimate than Republican-led states want for calculating damages to people and the environment from greenhouse gas emissions.

20 wells in Texas would be included in the plan.

Matthew McConaughey is calling for an end to gun violence.

The Atlantic season has experienced a growing number of destructive, rapidly intensifying hurricanes over the past several decades.

“It is with the heaviest of hearts that we offer our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and all those who were fortunate enough to know and love Jesse Harmon,” her high school wrote in a Facebook post.

A Louisiana-based pizzeria famous for their large, out-of-this-world slices is bringing several locations to the Houston area, with the first one in Fort Bend County.

The homeowner was charged with obstruction of highway commerce, the sheriff says.

A federal judge in Louisiana issued a nationwide injunction, blocking an end to the pandemic-related limits on those seeking asylum.

A federal judge in Louisiana issued a nationwide injunction, blocking an end to the pandemic-related limits on those seeking asylum.

U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays out of Louisiana ordered that Title 42 remain in place while a lawsuit led by Arizona and Louisiana goes to court. These states and 22 others argue that by attempting to phase out Title 42 the administration failed to consider the effects of its removal on border states. “I have made my concerns regarding the lifting of Title 42 very clear. Greg Abbott continued his criticism of President Joe Biden’s border policies in his reaction to Friday’s ruling. “We remain vigilant in fighting the lifting of Title 42 expulsions.”

Judge rules COVID-19 asylum restrictions must continue on southern US border; blocks US government plan to end them.

The provision denies migrants a chance to request asylum under U.S. law and international treaty on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.

A federal judge in Louisiana is refusing to end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants...

A federal judge extends his temporary block of the Biden administration’s plan to lift pandemic-related border restrictions known as Title 42.

Three high school graduation ceremonies ended with shots fired in separate incidents in Louisiana, Michigan and Tennessee within the span of 24 hours, another sobering example of gun violence impacting everyday lives, including that of teenage students.

Texas State Softball reached the Sun Belt tournament championship game for the first time since 2018 on Saturday, but fell to Louisiana in the final round.“Hats off to Louisiana, congratulations on a [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

Video footage showed the 21-year-old security guard taking the trio off the premises, the Red River Parish Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

House members voted 65-26 to totally revamp the legislation, which would have been the strictest anti-abortion rights measure in the nation. Its sponsor then withdrew it from consideration.

House members voted 65-26 to totally revamp the legislation, which would have been the strictest anti-abortion rights measure in the nation. Its sponsor then withdrew it from consideration.

A federal judge in Louisiana holds a hearing today about the future of Title 42. Immigrant advocates say it's the latest attempt by Republican-led states to block Biden's immigration agenda in court.

The measure attracted national attention when it passed out of committee last Wednesday with a 7-to-2 vote, less than 48 hours after the leak of a draft opinion that showed the Supreme Court is potentially poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The battery charges in the 2020 arrest of Antonio Harris come amid mounting scrutiny of the state's top law enforcement agency over allegations of excessive force — particularly against Black people.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says drought during the growing season has made...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says drought during the growing season has made farmers in most of Texas, all of Louisiana and parts of Arkansas and Mississippi eligible to apply for federal aid.

The Country Western community lost a legend regarding the death of Mickey Gilley who died on Saturday, sources say.

A freshman cheerleader at Southern University and A&M College in Louisiana died this week after posting an alarming message on social media, school authorities said.

Police carrying out no-knocks have killed at least 22 people since 2015. The Post’s investigation revealed that these warrants can be easy for police to obtain from judges.

Louisiana is one of more than a dozen states with an abortion trigger law. Women there will be forced to travel long distances for care.

The fireball disintegrated 34 miles above a swampy area, generating "an energy equivalent of 3 tons of TNT," NASA said.

You may have heard that last week the World Meteorological Organization retired the hurricane name “IDA”, a decision based on the death and destruction the storm caused in both Louisiana and New York. Whenever I speak, the question comes up of how the names are chosen in the first place and the answer is that they are chosen to reflect the different nationalities that Atlantic basin storms can affect and so there are American, French, Spanish, Dutch and English names. I have written the WMO before suggesting that the names should be more reflective of all the people living in such countries--we are a very diverse people these days! So I was pleased to see the name IDA replaced with IMANI, a name of Arabic origin meaning “faith.” There are six hurricane name lists that rotate so you will see some new names and some familiar ones every six years! Here is the 2022 list:

Descendants of slaves who lived in southeastern Louisiana have won a key ruling allowing their legal opposition to a grain elevator to be built along the Mississippi River to go forward.

Onlookers watched as a ball of fire streaked across southeastern skies yesterday (April 27).

A judge has ordered a two-week halt on phasing out pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum as the Biden administration prepares for the restrictions to be fully lifted on May 23.

The Biden administration must stop what amounts to the phasing out a pandemic-related public health rule allowing the expulsion of migrants without giving them an opportunity to seek asylum, a federal judge in Louisiana ruled Wednesday. The administration plans to end the policy outright on May 23. U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays, in Lafayette, issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday, saying the administration must stop the stepped-up processing for at least the next two weeks.

The Energy Department has authorized additional exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from planned terminals in Texas and Louisiana.

The Energy Department on Wednesday authorized additional exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, from planned terminals in Texas and Louisiana. The orders allow Golden Pass LNG Terminal near Port Arthur, Texas, and Magnolia LNG Terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to export additional natural gas as LNG to any country not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. The $10 billion Golden Pass LNG export project is expected be operational in 2024, with Magnolia coming online by 2026.

The World Meteorological Organization Hurricane Committee retired Ida from the rotating lists of Atlantic tropical cyclone names.

A federal judge in Louisiana said Monday he will issue a temporary restraining order blocking the May 23 ending of Title 42, the pandemic-related health order.

Since its inception in March 2020, the Title 42 authority has allowed U.S. authorities along the Mexican border to expel migrants over 1.8 million times to Mexico.

The nonprofit Code for America thinks it can unwind the administrative burdens that annoy and impoverish countless families.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shot a 4-under 68 in alternate-shot play Friday at windswept TPC of Louisiana to maintain a one-stroke lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

A fifth-generation New Orleans native, Sharon Richardson never imagined leaving Louisiana for Texas, but when Mother Nature strikes with a hurricane,

A livestreamed fatal stabbing of a woman on social media led police to her body in an office building parking lot in Louisiana’s capital.

Three years after an arsonist torched three small Black churches in rural Louisiana, rebuilding is well under way.

The invasive hammerhead worm has made an appearance in Louisiana this is what you need to know about them.

A decade after Jackie Robinson integrated MLB, Black Texas League players found themselves banned from competing at road games in Shreveport.

A decade after Jackie Robinson integrated MLB, Black Texas League players found themselves banned from competing at road games in Shreveport.

An effort by President Joe Biden's administration to account for potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions when creating rules for pollution-generating industries has survived another court challenge.

Human-caused climate change made the record-smashing 2020 Atlantic hurricane season even wetter.

The second-in-command of Louisiana State Police has been placed on leave while an investigation continues into the wiping of his cellphone data during an investigation into Black motorist Ronald Greene’s death.

A fungus that has killed millions of bats nationwide has been found in Louisiana but has not sickened any bats so far in the state.

Kansas managed to complete the largest comeback ever in the championship game.

UNC will take on the Kansas Jayhawks on Monday night in New Orleans.

Nearly 60 years ago, a historic Black community founded as a home for people emancipated after the Civil War was demolished for a national park commemorating both the Battle of New Orleans and Civil War casualties.

One pitch was all the difference in an intense defensive battle between Texas State and Louisiana on Friday.Bobcats sophomore right-hander Jessica Mullins pitched a complete game, allowing just four h[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

From traditional boils in the Heights to Viet-Cajun style in Asiatown, mudbugs are in demand across the city.

Two Louisiana men have been arrested for attempting to smuggle three migrants inside a...

Damaging wind gusts, intense tornadoes and thunderstorms are forecast for parts of the Mid-South into the central Gulf Coast.

The National Weather Service said the EF-3 tornado went 11 miles through three parishes with most of the damage in Arabi, a community east of New Orleans. Many in the area are left homeless. It’s a feeling many who have been forced to Houston know all too well.

Recovery efforts are underway for the Texas residents in the path of the destructive tornadoes that ripped through multiple parts of the state on Monday, killing a woman in north Texas, injuring multiple others and causing widespread damage.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is allocating nearly $3 billion in disaster relief to cover recovery efforts by multiple state and local governments.

An appeals court has revived a Biden administration effort to account for potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions when creating rules for polluting industries.

The Louisiana State Police have hired an outside consultant to conduct a top-to-bottom review of the scandal-plagued agency.

A fire has broken out on the platform of an offshore rig being serviced in a Texas shipyard, briefly trapping an unknown number of workers.

The Coast Guard is searching for a missing cruise ship passenger, approximately 150 miles offshore SouthWest Pass, Louisiana.The passenger is described as a 32-year-old African American woman.

Forecasters say large parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky will be at risk of powerful thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes as a storm system sweeps into the South.

Outside the men’s restroom at a rest stop in Vinton, Louisiana Friday morning, Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale pulled out his smartphone and with a tap of a finger placed the largest Super Bowl bet in history, $5 million.

KPRC 2 has discovered that Dakeylon Berry, an escaped inmate from a Louisiana Jail who was captured in the Houston area Tuesday night, not only went by another name, Daylon Johnson, but was arrested and released from the Harris County Jail while he was a fugitive.

One inmate is in custody and another inmate is still on the run after breaking out of a Louisiana prison late last year, officials said.

Wildlife rehabilitators are decontaminating dozens of alligators, brushing their teeth and scrubbing their hides in the weeks after a pipeline rupture dumped 300,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a New Orleans area wetland.

A federal court has again rejected a Louisiana pastor's lawsuit over Gov. John Bel Edwards' past COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings.

Damage wrought by Hurricane Ida in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the flash floods that hit Europe last summer have helped make 2021 one of the most expensive years for natural disasters.

Louisiana’s governor has pardoned the Black man whose 1892 arrest for refusing to leave an all-white railroad car led to the ruling that cemented “separate but equal” into U.S. law for half a century.

A woman rang in the New Year with a big payout from a Louisiana casino.

Dylan Hopkins broke the Independence Bowl record for completion percentage in wind and driving rain, connecting on 19 of 23 passes for 189 yards and three touchdowns in UAB’s 31-28 victory over No. 12 BYU on Saturday.

A Louisiana judge will take an unpaid leave of absence after she repeatedly used a racial slur in a video recorded at her home and posted to social media.

Josh Carlton had 17 points and nine rebounds, Jamal Shead added 16 points and No. 14 Houston beat Louisiana-Lafayette 71-56 on Tuesday night.

Ronald Greene’s mother chastised Louisiana state lawmakers Monday for not acting quickly enough to hold state troopers accountable for her son’s deadly 2019 arrest, saying the Black motorist’s death at the end of a high-speed chase was a “murder” that's been covered up, sugarcoated and mired in bureaucracy.

Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael S. Regan will end his week-long "Journey to Justice: Real EJ Conversations on Your Corner" trip through Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.

In recent years, hundreds of people once destined to spend the rest of their lives in prison after being convicted of crimes as juveniles have gone free.

A federal court has declined to lift its stay on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more workers.

Republican governors, lawmakers and attorneys general are forming a wall of opposition to President Joe Biden's plan to require vaccinations or COVID-19 testing at all private employers of 100 workers or more.

The Houston Astros return to Minute Maid Park for Game 6 of the World Series, and the organization will hold festivities prior to the start of the game.