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A committee overwhelmingly voted against the bill despite emotional testimony from families affected by death penalty cases.

The map's architects are defending the bill, saying it wasn't possible to carve out a second majority-minority district.

As expected, the majority of those responses panned the President.

It's not catering; it's "Gator-ing."

Seven patients died after being evacuated to the warehouse.

Maximum sustained winds are 100 miles per hour.

That system is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico as early as Friday.

The announcement came about an hour before the university announced a vaccine mandate for students.

Fitzmorris lost close elections for New Orleans mayor and for governor.

Governor Edwards signed Rep. Vincent Pierre's bill into law on Tuesday.

The suspects remain at large.

The young mother took advantage of the Louisiana Safe Haven Law.