John Bel Edwards

Louisiana December 23

Outgoing Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards pardons 56 inmates, including 40 convicted murderers

Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has pardoned 56 inmates between October and December of this year, including 40 individuals incarcerated for murder.

Louisiana April 27, 2023

Louisiana lawmakers advance bill prohibiting gender identity discussions in K-12 school classrooms

Louisiana legislators approved bills to ban classroom discussion on gender identity and orientation and to require teachers to be transparent with parents.

ELECTIONS April 2, 2023

Proud Cajun candidate sounds alarm over state's bleeding population, says it's time to end Democrat rule

Republican Louisiana Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Jeff Landry says he wants to stop his state's population decline by flipping the governor's mansion red.

Louisiana December 13, 2022

New Orleans port set for $2 billion expansion, Louisiana Gov. Edwards says

Investors based in New Jersey and Switerland have committed $800 million in funding for the construction of a $1.8 billion container facility near New Orleans.

US September 15, 2021

Nicholas brings flooding to Gulf Coast states still recovering from Hurricane Ida

Nicholas, which made landfall in Texas on Tuesday as a hurricane, weakened to a tropical depression Wednesday as it shifted over southern Louisiana, bringing heavy rain and flooding to an already battered region. 

US September 14, 2021

Tropical Storm Nicholas impacts Gulf Coast states, another disturbance being monitored

Nicholas was located approximately 15 miles south-southwest of Houston on Tuesday morning, moving toward the north-northeast near 8 mph.

US September 7, 2021

Ida-battered New Orleans cleans up trash as streets begin to stink

The city of New Orleans is on the road to a long and arduous recovery in the wake of the deadly Hurricane Ida, and conditions have reportedly left an unpleasant stench in the air.

Natural Disasters September 3, 2021

Ida deaths: Nursing home residents die after evacuation

The death toll in Louisiana rose again on Thursday after state health officials announced an investigation into the deaths of four nursing home residents who had been evacuated to a warehouse ahead of Hurricane Ida.

US September 1, 2021

Hurricane Ida's destruction revealed in before-and-after satellite images

Hurricane Ida's full force has been captured in images of Louisiana communities taken before and after the storm.

US September 1, 2021

Cow rescued from tree in Louisiana after being caught in floodwater

Video posted to social media on Tuesday showed the moment that several Louisiana men worked to free a cow trapped in a tree in the wake of Hurricane Ida.