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This photo provided by Louisiana State Police shows police body cam video of Shreveport Police Officer Alexander Tyler after shooting Alonzo Bagley on Feb. 3, in Shreveport, La.

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A white Louisiana police officer is charged with killing an unarmed Black man

After reviewing evidence and bodycam footage, state troopers charged Shreveport Police Officer Alexander Tyler, 23, with negligent homicide in the Feb. 3 shooting death of Alonzo Bagley, 43.

February 17, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Blood stains and a small section of police tape show the scene where multiple people were injured following an overnight shooting at the Dior Bar & Lounge in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.

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12 people are injured from a shooting at a Louisiana nightclub

A dozen people were injured in a Baton Rouge nightclub shooting, authorities in Louisiana said Sunday. No arrests have been made, but police believe the early morning attack was "targeted."

January 23, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Louisiana's new law, which went into effect Jan. 1, will protect minors from viewing pornography. However, experts argue that the law could come with serious privacy risks.

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  • Law

Looking to watch porn in Louisiana? Expect to hand over your ID

The state's new law went into effect this week with the intent of protecting minors from pornographic content online, according to lawmakers.

January 05, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Republican state officials in Louisiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on which voters should be categorized as Black when testing whether a map of election districts dilutes the political power of Black voters.

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  • Elections

Who counts as Black in voting maps? Some GOP state officials want that narrowed

Republican officials in Louisiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set a narrower definition of "Black" for redistricting that excludes some Black people and could minimize their voting power.

October 20, 2022
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  • Hansi Lo Wang
This undated photo provided by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority in August 2022 shows a newly hatched Kemp's ridley sea turtle making its way out to the Gulf of Mexico from Louisiana's Chandeleur Islands.

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The world's smallest sea turtle nests in Louisiana for the first time in 75 years

Kemp's ridley sea turtles have hatched in Louisiana's wilds, officials say, in a victory for barrier island restoration. The tiny turtle is also believed to be the world's most endangered.

August 18, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
In this May 23, 2020 image from Louisiana State Police body camera video, Troopers Jacob Brown (left), George Harper (center) and others restrain motorist Antonio Harris after a high-speed chase in Franklin Parish, La.

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  • National

3 Louisiana state troopers are charged in the beating of a Black motorist

The battery charges in the 2020 arrest of Antonio Harris come amid mounting scrutiny of the state's top law enforcement agency over allegations of excessive force — particularly against Black people.

May 12, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Debris litters the ground surrounding homes, damaged by a tornado in Round Rock, Texas, on Monday.

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Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama brace as storm approaches

Southeastern states are in the pathway of a storm system that left widespread damage and some injuries in Texas.

March 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Gary Chambers Jr., pictured in January 2021, is running for one of Louisiana's seats in the U.S. Senate. He's made headlines with his first two campaign ads.

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La. Senate candidate Gary Chambers burns a Confederate flag in his new campaign ad

The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Louisiana made headlines last month by smoking marijuana in a campaign ad. Now he's back with another lighter and a message about gerrymandering.

February 10, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Text messages obtained by The Associated Press show Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, seen here at a new conference in June 2021, was informed within hours of the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene.

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  • National

Governor knew the circumstances around a deadly arrest, but kept quiet, records show

What Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards knew, when he knew it and what he did are questions in a civil rights investigation into a deadly arrest and whether police brass obstructed justice.

January 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Gary Chambers Jr., pictured here in a file photo, is running against U.S. Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana. His first campaign video, "37 Seconds," features him smoking a blunt and discussing marijuana arrests and policy.

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  • Politics

Gary Chambers' new pot-smoking campaign ad in Senate race goes viral with old tactics

Democrat Gary Chambers Jr. is running to unseat Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy. Chambers follows in the footsteps of other politicians who have used attention-grabbing ads to up their name recognition.

January 20, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
In Shreveport, La., the Hope Medical Group for Women is reporting more patients from nearby Texas after the passage of that state's Senate Bill 8.

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  • National

A Louisiana clinic struggles to absorb the surge created by Texas' new abortion law

In Shreveport, La., near the Texas border, the Hope Medical Group for Women is seeing increased demand after the restrictive law was passed — and after a hurricane impacted other parts of the state.

October 07, 2021
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  • Sarah McCammon,
  • Lauren Hodges,
  • and 1 more
Annie Parfait, a Houma Nation elder, sits outside her home in Dulac, La., on Sept. 21, three weeks after Hurricane Ida made landfall in southeast Louisiana. Parfait, 70, rode out the storm at the Houma Nation Headquarters in Houma, La.

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Pushed to the edge, tribe members in coastal Louisiana wonder where to go after Ida

By nature and necessity, the Houma people are a sprawling but tight-knit community in the bayou region. Federal recognition for the tribe could keep them out of harm's way.

October 02, 2021
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  • Emma Bowman
Nicholas will slow to a crawl as it passes over Louisiana from Texas, the National Hurricane Center says.

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  • National

Nicholas Puts More Than Half Of Louisiana On Flood Alert Despite Weakening

Parts of southern Louisiana could see isolated rain totals of 20 inches through Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said. Hundreds of thousands of utility accounts are now without power in Texas.

September 14, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
The city of Galliano, La. is still recovering after Hurricane Ida ripped through the southeastern part of the state on August 29. In addition to the destruction, more than 100,000 homes and businesses are still without power.

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  • Weather

Two Weeks After Hurricane Ida, Tens Of Thousands in Louisiana Are Still Without Power

Ida's ferocious 150 mph winds decimated parts of Louisiana's electrical grid. At the height, more than a million homes and businesses were without power. The remaining 117,000+ are having to make do.

September 13, 2021
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  • Frank Morris
Col. Lamar Davis, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, says he wants the opportunity to correct the agency's issues before federal authorities intervene.

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  • National

Head Of Louisiana Police Says He Would Welcome A DOJ Probe Into Racial Profiling

The head of the Louisiana State Police says he wants to know why 67% of his agency's uses of force in recent years have been directed at Black people.

September 10, 2021
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