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Federal court reviews civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appellate court is reviewing a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies to place polluting industries in majority-Black communities. The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard oral...
DeBoer, No. 7 Alabama trying to rebound from stunning loss to Vanderbilt
For Nick Saban, it was Louisiana-Monroe. Kalen DeBoer also has now endured a stunning loss in his debut season at Alabama with a loss to Vanderbilt that dealt a significant but not necessarily fatal blow to the now seventh-ranked Crimson Tide’s playoff and Southeastern Conference...
Ewers is on track to return from injury as QB1 for No. 1 Texas against Oklahoma
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Quinn Ewers is on track to return as the starting quarterback for No. 1 Texas this week against rival No. 18 Oklahoma, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday, adding that his recovery from an abdominal injury will be monitored all week. “If we had to...
Antonio Martin Jr. leads SE Louisiana with 185 yards, 2 TDs in 21-9 win over Texas A&M-Commerce
HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Antonio Martin Jr. ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns and SE Louisiana defeated Texas A&M-Commerce 21-9 on Saturday night in the Southland Conference opener for both teams. Martin's 58-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter staked SE...
1 dead after accident at Louisiana fertilizer plant
DONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) — An employee at a fertilizer plant in Louisiana died after getting injured in an accident at the facility, officials said Friday. CF Industries said the incident happened at about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at its nitrogen fertilizer complex in Donaldsonville....
Chancellor of Louisiana Delta Community College will resign in June
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The chancellor of a north Louisiana community college announced Friday that he plans to retire in June. Dr. Randy Esters, who leads Louisiana Delta Community College in Monroe, has served more than 35 years in education and was named chancellor in 2021....
TikTok personality 'Mr. Prada' charged in the killing of a Louisiana therapist
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A TikTok personality known as Mr. Prada is charged in the bludgeoning death of a Louisiana therapist whose body was discovered over the weekend in a rolled up tarp near a state highway, authorities said Thursday. The body of Nicholas Abraham, 69, of Baton Rouge,...
Georges Media Group names Kevin Hall as its next publisher
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Georges Media Group, the parent company of The Times-Picayune and The Advocate, has promoted current president Kevin Hall to be the news organization's next publisher. Hall succeeds Judi Terzotis who is stepping down from handling the company's day-to-day...
Environmental group tries to rebuild sinking coastline with recycled oysters
Jonathan Phillips says he thinks about Louisiana’s disappearing coastline every day. As a commercial fisherman and member of the Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha tribe, he sees water levels rising in Plaquemines Parish firsthand. He grew up in Marrero but spent a lot of time as a child in...
Louisiana governor supports bringing back tradition of having a live tiger at LSU football games
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support on Tuesday of restarting the tradition of bringing Louisiana State University's live tiger mascot onto the football field ahead of home games. It has been nearly a decade since a Bengal Tiger has been rolled out in a...
