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Horse racing's national anti-doping program starts Monday
Horse racing’s efforts to clean up the sport and level the playing field take another step forward Monday with the launch of a new anti-doping program. It’s an attempt to centralize the drug testing of racehorses and manage the results, as well as dole out uniform penalties to...
Kingsbarns leads wire to wire to win $1M Louisiana Derby
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kingsbarns led wire to wire to win the $1 million Louisiana Derby by four lengths Saturday and earned 100 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Flavien Prat and trained by Todd Pletcher, Kingsbarns ran 1 3/16 miles in 1:57.33 after breaking to the...
As South bans abortion, thousands turn to Illinois clinics
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Dr. Colleen McNicholas is fresh off performing two abortions when a ringing phone quickly stops her. “Oh, ugh,” she said, eyes widened, before she darted off to another room. Just the day before, 58 women had abortions at the...
Louisiana lawmaker rejoins Democratic Party ahead of session
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana state Rep. Mandie Landry rejoined the Louisiana Democratic Party Friday, after registering as a political independent last year to protest decisions made by the party’s leadership. In a written statement, Landry said her decision to re-register...
Louisiana plugs 100 abandoned oil wells with federal grant
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — More than 100 abandoned oil wells, which can leak cancer-causing chemicals and threaten the environmental health of an area, in Louisiana have been plugged during the last two months, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Thursday. There are more than 4,500...
Editorial Roundup: Louisiana
The Advocate. March 19, 2023. Editorial: Lawmakers should free State Museum from politics Louisiana has a treasure trove of cultural and historic institutions, but you’d never know it by the way the Office of State Museum runs nine state-owned entities entrusted to...
Race issues dog 'wild card' prosecutor in Ronald Greene case
FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — In this conservative corner of northern Louisiana, where reverence for law enforcement runs deep and Blue Lives Matter flags often fly alongside the Stars and Stripes, the case of five white officers charged in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene is seen...
Effort to recall New Orleans' first female mayor fails
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The effort to recall Democratic New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has failed, following an official count of petition signatures released by the Louisiana governor’s office Tuesday. Although the petition sheets contained over 67,000 signatures, most where...
Residents sue Louisiana parish to halt polluting plants
Residents of a Louisiana parish located in the heart of a cluster of polluting petrochemical factories filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday raising allegations of civil rights, environmental justice and religious liberty violations. The lawsuit names St. James Parish as the defendant and...
Louisiana man charged with hiding death of Georgia visitor
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana have charged a man with illegally dumping the body of a 42-year-old Georgia man found wrapped in plastic and a rug nearly two weeks after he went missing. Baton Rouge police arrested 45-year-old Derrick Perkins on Monday. They said...
