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GOP state Rep. Richard Nelson withdraws from Louisiana governor's race
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The crowded field of candidates running for Louisiana governor is shrinking, with state Rep. Richard Nelson withdrawing from the race Wednesday and endorsing GOP frontrunner, Attorney General Jeff Landry. Nelson has trailed far behind others in campaign...
Editorial Roundup: Louisiana
The Advocate. September 12, 2023. Editorial: Making Louisiana a winner in highway projects The completion of the first two segments of a big Interstate 12 repair and widening project on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain is good news, as Gov. John Bel Edwards said,...
A school shooting in Louisiana left 1 dead, 2 hurt. Classes are canceled until Friday.
GREENSBURG, La. (AP) — Classes are canceled at a Louisiana high school where a student was shot to death and two others were injured, authorities said. The names and ages of the victims of the shooting at St. Helena College & Career Academy in Greensburg have not been released....
Louisiana gubernatorial candidates debate crime, economy and other issues 5 weeks from vote
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With Louisiana's Election Day just five weeks away, candidates running for governor outlined their ideas on how to address the state's most pressing issues during the first major televised gubernatorial debate Thursday in the hopes of standing out from the pack and...
Entire Louisiana town under mandatory evacuation because of wildfire
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An entire town in southwestern Louisiana is under mandatory evacuation orders because of a wildfire that state officials say is the largest they have ever seen. Usually during this time of year, the Deep South state is addressing threats of imminent...
Energy Department announces largest-ever investment in 'carbon removal'
The Energy Department announced Friday it is awarding up to $1.2 billion to two projects to directly remove carbon dioxide from the air in what officials are calling the largest investment in “engineered carbon removal” in history. The process, known as direct air capture, does...
A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly $3 billion in settlement money from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster that devastated the Gulf Coast and killed hundreds of thousands of marine animals is now funding a massive ecosystem restoration in southeastern Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish. The...
Louisiana race for governor intensifies, but the GOP front-runner brushes off criticism
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s gubernatorial race is intensifying as candidates take aim at Attorney General Jeff Landry — the Republican front-runner backed by former President Donald Trump — by calling him a bully and accusing him of backroom deals to gain political support. ...
Candidates jump into Louisiana elections, and many races have no incumbent
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The floodgates have opened in Louisiana's election season. Candidates flocked to register Tuesday for several highly anticipated races with no incumbent on the ballot this year, including governor, secretary of state and attorney general. An...
Lawsuit filed to block Port of New Orleans' $1.8B container port project
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A south Louisiana parish is suing the Port of New Orleans to block it from building a planned $1.8 billion container facility. The St. Bernard Parish District Attorney's Office filed the lawsuit this week in 34th Judicial District Court, the latest volley in a...
