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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· 9 months agoRISE St. James members Myrtle Felton, Sharon Lavigne, Gail LeBoeuf, and Rita Cooper stand in protest...
Climate change makes living at the coast riskier. But more people keep coming.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAmong the counties that trace the coastline of the contiguous United States, two very different...
Smelser trial begins today, Desert Hope situation improves and Louisiana honors Pat Garrett
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA two-week trial for former LCPD officer Christopher Smelser starts today, Desert Hope Apartments...
Two dead in Alabama as tornadoes and severe weather rip through southern US
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt least two people have been killed after powerful tornadoes and severe weather ripped through the...
Louisiana legislation could jeopardize flow of power from Texas
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLouisiana lawmakers are considering a bill that could block the construction of a long-planned transmission project that would deliver cheap electricity from Texas to Mississippi.
He Was Arrested for Making a Joke on Facebook. A Jury Just Awarded Him $205,000 in Damages.
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWaylon Bailey | Institute for Justice On a Friday in March 2020, a dozen or so sheriff's deputies...
Local governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJoplin officials say they have big plans for $13.8 million of pandemic relief funds the...
Lawmakers advance bill to intervene in land dispute for wealthy drug distributor
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoState lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that intervenes in a land dispute and threatens to block...
Facial recognition technology jailed a man for days. His lawsuit joins others from Black plaintiffs
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoRandal Quran Reid was driving to his mother's home the day after Thanksgiving last year when police...
The heat wave blamed for 13 deaths in Texas so far spreads eastward
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoScorching heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and another in Louisiana blanketed more of the...