Death Toll Rises From Tornadoes, Wildfires and Storms in Multiple States March 18, 2025 By Sara Cline and Rebecca Reynolds Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires over the...
Residents in Louisiana City Still Recovering From 2020 Hurricanes September 10, 2024 By Sara Cline and Jack Brook LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Every other day Lois Malvo waits for her son to bring six buckets of water...
Louisiana Debates Civil Liability Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates March 25, 2024 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Three years after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the United States, Louisiana continues to...
Drought and Extreme Heat Devastate Louisiana’s Crawfish Harvest March 11, 2024 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are...
Louisiana Lawmakers Push for Tougher Penalties in Response to Surge in Carjackings February 22, 2024 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In the moments before Linda Frickey was dragged to her death during a fatal carjacking,...
Toll Rises to 8 Dead, 63 Hurt in Louisiana Interstate Pileup Blamed on Fog, Fire Smoke October 27, 2023 By Kevin McGill and Sara Cline The toll from a series of crashes on a Louisiana interstate rose to eight dead and 63 injured, a day...
8 Dead, 63 Hurt From Louisiana Interstate Pileup Blamed on Dense Fog, Smoke October 26, 2023 By Kevin McGill and Sara Cline The toll from a series of crashes on a Louisiana interstate rose to eight dead and 63 injured Tuesday evening,...
Louisiana Citrus Farmers Seeing a Mass Influx of Salt Water October 3, 2023 By Sara Cline Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers have had to battle hurricanes,...
Saltwater Intrusion Threatens Louisiana’s Citrus Industry, Farmers Seek Solutions October 2, 2023 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Commercial citrus growers have dwindled over the past few decades in south Louisiana, where farmers...
Louisiana’s Drinking Water Supply Under Threat as Gulf Saltwater Invades Mississippi River September 28, 2023 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A mass inflow of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico creeping up the drought-stricken...