Louisiana

Racial bias reports threaten Tulane med school accreditation

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Associated Press — Allegations of racial discrimination in the Tulane University School of Medicine's Graduate Medical Education program have prompted an accrediting organization to...

Hurricane Elsa threatens Florida’s northern Gulf coast

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hurricane Elsa threatened Florida's northern Gulf Coast on Wednesday after raking past the Tampa Bay region with gusty winds and...

AP: Body cam prompts new look at what killed Black motorist

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The FBI is taking the unusual step of ordering a new look at the autopsy of Black motorist Ronald Greene to consider evidence not...

Black lawmakers seek DOJ review of Louisiana State Police

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's Black state lawmakers said Tuesday they are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the patterns and practices...

Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards in hospice care

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NEW ORLEANS — Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, who turns 94 in August, announced Tuesday that he has entered hospice care after being hospitalized...

Michigan guard DeVante Jones withdraws from NBA draft

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan guard DeVante’ Jones, a transfer from Coastal Carolina, has withdrawn from the NBA draft. ...

Businesses, schools close as storm Elsa nears Caribbean

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Officials in St. Vincent and the Grenadines closed schools, businesses and an international airport on Friday as the eastern...

Louisiana’s ex-Lt. Gov. Jimmy Fitzmorris dies at 99

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NEW ORLEANS — Jimmy Fitzmorris, the affable two-time lieutenant governor who narrowly lost his long-sought-after bids for New Orleans mayor and Louisiana governor, has...

Britney Spears’ father seeks court probe of her allegations

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LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears’ father has asked the court overseeing his daughter’s conservatorship to investigate her statements to a judge last week on...

NASA looks at Louisiana delta system, eyes global forecasts

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MIKE ISLAND, La. — Erosion, sinking land and sea rise from climate change have killed the Louisiana woods where a 41-year-old Native American chief...