Tag: Louisiana
Capitol rally planned over death of man in police custody
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana State Police troopers involved in the violent arrest of a Black motorist who died in police custody in 2019 should...
Transgender sports ban bill headed to Louisiana governor
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana House overwhelmingly gave final passage Thursday to legislation prohibiting transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams in...
La. governor criticizes police in deadly arrest of Black man
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday denounced the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene as “regrettable," criticizing the state troopers...
CN tries to address concerns about its $33.6B railroad deal
OMAHA, Neb. — Canadian National railroad plans to address competitive concerns related to its $33.6 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern by selling off...
Former Saints coach J.D. Roberts dies; picked Archie Manning
NEW ORLEANS — J.D. Roberts, the second coach of the New Orleans Saints and the man who made Archie Manning his quarterback, has died....
Louisiana gator swaps swamp life for Texas beach getaway
PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas — A young alligator traced to the Louisiana bayous traded swamp scum for a sandy Padre Island beach in...
In New Orleans, documenting history of iconic Black street
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans resident Raynard Sanders can detail the many ways Black businesses and culture thrived under the canopy of oak trees...
AP: Top cop in Black man’s deadly arrest withheld cam video
NEW ORLEANS — In perhaps the strongest evidence yet of an attempted cover-up in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, the ranking Louisiana...
Police deny man who died in custody was alone for 48 minutes
NEW ORLEANS — Officials in a Louisiana city who have been sued by the family of a Black man after he died in police...
‘I’m scared’: AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana state troopers can be seen on a dark roadside stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologizes for...
