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Today in History: June 6, D-Day in Normandy
Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 6, the 157th day of 2023. There are 208 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 6, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on “D-Day” as they...
Louisiana Senate passes bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youths
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A controversial bill — that at one point had been presumed dead — banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths in Louisiana was passed by the Senate on Monday and is likely to reach the governor's desk in the coming days. The bill, which...
Series of Louisiana LGBTQ+ bills advance in legislature in waning days of session
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A series of bills in Louisiana that opponents fear will negatively impact LGBTQ+ youths neared final passage Monday, advancing in the waning days of the state's legislative session. Although similar bills have failed in the past, it seems the fate of...
What to know about the legislative inquiry into Ronald Greene's deadly arrest
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers who last year demanded Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards testify about whether he was complicit in a cover-up over state troopers’ deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene have quietly abandoned their work without hearing from the governor or...
Fizzled probe spares governor scrutiny over Ronald Greene’s deadly arrest
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana legislators who last year demanded answers from Gov. John Bel Edwards on whether he was complicit in a cover-up of state troopers’ deadly arrest of a Black motorist have quietly abandoned their work without hearing from the governor or issuing any findings. ...
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to fine porn sites not verifying age of users
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers are adding teeth to a recently enacted law that requires pornography websites verify users are at least 18 years old, such as through an uploaded license. The Senate gave unanimous final passage to a bill Saturday that would allow the...
Lightning suspected as cause for tank fire that forced evacuation in Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — An evacuation order was lifted early Sunday for residents near a southwest Louisiana refining company where lightning is believed to have sparked a fire at a chemical storage tank. The fire at Calcasieu Refining in Lake Charles was reported Saturday...
Louisiana out-slugs Maine, 19-10 to advance in the Coral Gables Regional
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Carson Roccaforte hit a three-run home run to help power a nine-run seventh-inning rally that carried Louisiana past Maine 19-10 in an elimination game at the Coral Gables Regional Saturday. The teams combined for 31 base hits and seven home runs in the...
Head of Louisiana’s coastal protection agency set to resign next month
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The chairman of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is resigning, effective July 3. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Chairman Chip Kline’s resignation on Wednesday, WBRZ-TV reported. The governor named Bren Haase to...
As end of session nears, Louisiana lawmakers advance controversial LGBTQ+-related bills
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana’s legislative session nears adjournment, lawmakers in the Republican-dominated legislature pushed forward controversial LGBTQ+-related bills, including advancing a resurrected ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths Friday. ...
