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‘Because I am brow’: US citizen chased by masked Border Patrol agents in New Orleans

December 07, 2025 7:17 pm

As she was running, a second vehicle arrived, and the agents pursued her down the sidewalk until she reached her family’s home, the video showed.

FBI arrests US man for hiding terror links on visa, joining Hamas' 2023 attack on Israel

October 18, 2025 7:55 pm

The FBI has arrested Louisiana resident Mahmoud Amin Ya'qub Al-Muhtadi who is accused of joining Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, lying on his US visa application and supporting a terrorist group.

Massive fire at Louisiana automotive supply facility forces evacuations

August 23, 2025 1:17 pm

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said that officials weren’t yet sure what caused the fire, if there was a significant chemical risk or how long it may take fire crews to get the situation under control.

Inmate manages to escape from a Louisiana jail for the second time in a year

May 24, 2025 1:20 am

In the summer of 2024, Johnson was among a group of four inmates who escaped from the jail over the Memorial Day weekend by crawling under a gap in a wall and then scaling two razor-wire fences.

Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

June 25, 2024 1:36 am

In the language of the law, the Ten Commandments are “foundational documents of our state and national government.” The Ten Commandments has long been at the center of lawsuits across the nation.

Long a Republican state, Louisiana is redder than ever under new governor

June 22, 2024 2:46 am

While Landry hasn't indicated whether he will sign the Democrat-authored castration bill into law, many Republicans and several Democrats supported it.

Louisiana Senate candidate burns Confederate flag in new ad

February 10, 2022 2:14 pm

The ad comes three weeks after Gary Chambers' last major ad, which showed him smoking marijuana.

Longest lightning bolt record: 477 miles over 3 US states

February 02, 2022 12:12 am

The single flash extended 477.2 miles (768 kilometres) across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in April 2020, the World Meteorological Organization said Monday.