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Heavy rain, flooding target Louisiana, Mississippi as Dallas reels from downpours

Tuesday, August 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As Dallas reels from deadly flooding, the downpours are now moving east. The heaviest rain Tuesday afternoon is in northern Louisiana and into Jackson, Mississippi, where flash flooding is likely. Archibald, Louisiana, has recorded over 8 inches of rain so far while Garden... Read More.

Louisiana attorney general wants funding withheld for cities that reject abortion laws

Friday, July 22 by ABC News

(BATON ROUGE, La.) -- Louisiana's attorney general said he wants cities that don't enforce the state's abortion laws to have their funding withheld. Louisiana was one of several states that had a trigger law banning abortion that would immediately go into effect upon the Supreme... Read More.

Louisiana abortion ban case to be heard before judge

Monday, July 18 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- The legal battle over Louisiana's statewide abortion ban rages on with a court hearing slated for Monday. Since the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, declaring there's no federal constitutional right to end a pregnancy, Louisiana's abortion... Read More.

Louisiana trigger laws banning nearly all abortions allowed to stand by state Supreme Court

Friday, July 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A Louisiana Supreme Court ruling allowed the state's ban on almost all abortions to go into effect on Friday, after a series of court challenges by local abortion providers was moved to another jurisdiction. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe... Read More.

Louisiana governor signs abortion bills imposing criminal penalties on providers

Tuesday, June 21 by ABC News

(BATON ROUGE, La.) -- Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed two abortion bills into law Tuesday that ban most abortions in the state and criminalize providers who perform the procedure. One of the bills strengthens a 2006 trigger law on the books in Louisiana that... Read More.

Louisiana State Police under investigation for excessive force or racially discriminatory policing

Thursday, June 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice said Thursday it was opening an investigation into Louisiana State Police to determine whether its officers engaged in regular use of excessive force or racially discriminatory policing. Accusations of excessive use of force by LSP officers, especially against Black... Read More.

Transgender athletes banned from women’s sports in Louisiana

Tuesday, June 7 by ABC News

(BATON ROUGE, La.) -- Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards didn't veto or approve the Republican-led Fairness in Women's Sports Act, by the end of the legislative session Monday. The now-law that bans transgender women from participating in women's sports. "Whether it's intended or not, the... Read More.

Startup recycling company in Louisiana offers solution for glass waste

Monday, May 23 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- What'll happen to this bottle of wine after it’s been finished and thrown away? That’s the question that Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz say they pondered one night. They thought about the bottle's destiny to join the over 11 million tons of... Read More.

Proposed Louisiana bill seeks to criminalize abortion, charge women with murder

Thursday, May 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Louisiana's House of Representatives is debating a bill Thursday which would ban abortions and subject women to criminal prosecution for murder. The proposed bill seeks to rewrite the state's homicide statute to include abortion. The bill also voids any federal statutes, regulations, treaties,... Read More.

More than 102,000 without power in Texas, Louisiana as extreme tornado weather pattern continues

Wednesday, April 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More than 102,000 customers in Texas and Louisiana are without power after a storm system ripe with tornado conditions ripped through the region, according to PowerOutage.us. Eight tornados were reported in Iowa and Texas overnight with some severe damage reported. Texas, Louisiana, Iowa... Read More.

Louisiana to require textured hair training for cosmetologists

Wednesday, November 17 by ABC News

(BATON ROUGE, La.) -- While laws against natural hair discrimination continue to be introduced in states and localities around the country, there are also big changes being made for future hair professionals -- specifically in Louisiana. The Louisiana Board of Cosmetology (BOC) recently revised its... Read More.

Louisiana police officer found dead during search for suspect in several shootings

Monday, October 11 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- A Louisiana State Police officer was found dead after being shot in Ascension Parish Saturday night as law enforcement authorities have swept across the region looking for a suspect in the murder of one person and the shooting of several others. The... Read More.

Stories tagged with: louisiana

Heavy rain, flooding target Louisiana, Mississippi as Dallas reels from downpours

Louisiana attorney general wants funding withheld for cities that reject abortion laws

Louisiana abortion ban case to be heard before judge

Louisiana trigger laws banning nearly all abortions allowed to stand by state Supreme Court

Louisiana governor signs abortion bills imposing criminal penalties on providers

Louisiana State Police under investigation for excessive force or racially discriminatory policing

Transgender athletes banned from women’s sports in Louisiana

Startup recycling company in Louisiana offers solution for glass waste

Proposed Louisiana bill seeks to criminalize abortion, charge women with murder

More than 102,000 without power in Texas, Louisiana as extreme tornado weather pattern continues

Louisiana to require textured hair training for cosmetologists

Louisiana police officer found dead during search for suspect in several shootings

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