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The Latest: Seattle ends city-wide curfew ahead of schedule
The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck: TOP OF THE HOUR: — Seattle ends city-wide curfew ahead of schedule. — Demonstrators march to U.S. Capitol during peaceful protests in...
Louisiana readying as Tropical Storm Cristobal takes aim
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana residents are being warned to ready for Tropical Storm Cristobal, which is on track for a direct hit to the state by the weekend. Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday that state officials are preparing for a storm that the National Weather Service has said could dump as...
Louisiana governor praises state's peaceful Floyd protests
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards on Wednesday thanked the people of Louisiana for holding peaceful demonstrations in the aftermath of George Floyd's death. The state has avoided the violence and property damage seen in other parts of the country. “Almost without exception, every single...
Louisiana lawmakers mulling business tax breaks in session
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana lawmakers resumed work Tuesday on piecing together a budget, their biggest unresolved financial question centered not on the coronavirus pandemic, but on how much they'll want to give in tax breaks to help businesses recover from the outbreak. The majority-Republican...
The Latest: Police say 4 officers shot in St. Louis protests
The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck: ___ ST. LOUIS — Police say four officers were hit by gunfire after protests in St. Louis that started peacefully Monday became violent overnight, with...
The Latest: US Marines arrive in Australia despite pandemic
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE HOUR: — US Marines arrive in Australia despite pandemic border closures...
Louisiana lawmakers finish regular session without budget
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Wrapping up a shortened regular session interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana lawmakers Monday handed business groups the limits on car wreck lawsuits that they've sought for years while punting completion of next year's budget to another session. The House and Senate...
LSU schedules first football games vs Grambling, Southern
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Defending national champion LSU has for the first time scheduled football games with Southern and Grambling State, LSU athletic director Scott Woodward announced on Monday. Both games involving the historically black Louisiana schools will be played in LSU's Tiger Stadium, with...
Exonerated man becomes 'America's Got Talent' hopeful
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — When Archie Williams was freed last spring after serving almost four decades for crimes he didn’t commit, his mind kept returning to the thousands of men he was leaving behind — an untold number facing wrongful convictions and excessive sentences in Louisiana’s...
$55M contract toward Comite River diversion canal
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Baton Rouge company has a $55 million contract for work on a flood-control canal planned for decades. The Comite River Diversion Canal would redirect high water from the Comite and several bayous in northern East Baton Rouge Parish into the Mississippi River during an emergency. The...
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