Louisiana

Louisiana deputy arrested after inquiry finds jail brutality

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DERIDDER, La. — A southwest Louisiana sheriff's deputy has been arrested and a second deputy has been fired after brutality complaints. ...

Sheriff: Ex-dispatcher accused of refusing to return $1.2M

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GRETNA, La. — A former sheriff's dispatcher in a suburb of New Orleans has been arrested, accused of refusing to return more than $1.2...

Stolen Confederate monument recovered in New Orleans

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Authorities have recovered a Confederate monument that had been stolen in Alabama and was the subject of a ransom note threatening...

BP spill rescue pelican returns from Georgia to Louisiana

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QUEEN BESS ISLAND, La. — A pelican rescued from the 2010 oil spill, cleaned of oil and released in Georgia has returned 700 miles...

Lawmaker seeks to end Louisiana’s ‘slavery exception’ clause

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BATON ROUGE — A Louisiana lawmaker has put forward legislation to amend the state’s Constitution to abolish forced labor as punishment for those convicted...

$50M suit alleges retaliation over allegations against coach

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BATON ROUGE, La. — In a $50 million federal racketeering lawsuit, an associate athletic director at Louisiana State University accuses university officials of retaliating...

Suit seeks to reverse Trump changes to sea turtle protection

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NEW ORLEANS — Conservation groups sued on Tuesday to reverse changes made under former President Donald Trump to rules protecting sea turtles, even though...

Texas, Louisiana sue US government over deportation holds

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DALLAS — Texas and Louisiana sued the federal government Tuesday alleging immigration authorities have declined to take custody of people who have been convicted...

LSU’s Orgeron gives lawmakers statement on Guice complaint

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LSU coach Ed Orgeron maintained in a statement provided to state lawmakers Tuesday that he does not recall speaking with an elderly female security...

US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults

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PHOENIX — America is starting to claw its way out of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, but food insecurity persists, especially for...