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'We are being poisoned': Black residents living in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' say the state is...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRISE St. James members Myrtle Felton, Sharon Lavigne, Gail LeBoeuf, and Rita Cooper stand in protest...
Fate of Louisiana congressional districts for fall election up to U.S. Supreme Court
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoWith no legislative path forward, Louisiana officials and Black voters are looking to the U.S....
Federal judge: Louisiana House, Senate voting maps weaken Black votes, break law
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A federal judge ruled that the Louisiana voting maps for the Senate and House of Representatives violate the Voting Rights Act. The maps “dilute Black voting strength ...
The toxic, corrosive reason saltwater intrusion would be a catastrophe for New Orleans
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIt would be a nightmare for any city: A massive wedge of saltwater creeping up the Mississippi...
Tornado warning - live news: 40 million in US South warned of ‘rare’ twister outbreak amid stormy...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore than 40 million people in the southern United States were in the path of a rare, dangerous...
After boat sinks in Gulf, Louisiana fishermen fend off shark by poking it in the eyes
Daily Comet via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW ORLEANS — Two anglers whose boat sank over the weekend in the Gulf of Mexico clung to an...
Experts look at historically low voter turn out in Louisiana
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOnly about 36% of registered voters cast ballots in October’s primary election, marking the lowest...
Ida 1 year later: 'There's still blue tarps on people's roofs'
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Aug. 29, 2021, residents of Louisiana held their breath as Hurricane Ida tested the mettle of the...
Telecom giant moves to stop federal broadband grant for northeast Louisiana
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 2 years ago26 of 67 rural broadband grants in jeopardy across state Frustrated residents from rural northeast Louisiana descended on Baton Rouge Wednesday after their local internet provider filed a formal ...
Mayor Adrian Perkins: Working together, we can continue to move Shreveport forward- part 3
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is part three of a three-part series. The further we get from addressing our short-term...