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Louisiana orders evacuations, urges preparedness as ‘expected’ hurricane Francine nears

Hurricane warnings have been issued for much of the Louisiana coastline with a forecast of heavy rain, strong winds and a severe storm surge, with landfall expected on Wednesday. The US National Hurricane Center on Monday said Tropical Storm Francine was “expected to become a hurricane soon”.

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Louisiana’s 2024 Congressional Election Sees Fewer Candidates Amid Revised Maps‌

Twenty four candidates vie for six U.S. House districts as the state switches to a majority-vote system

Zenger

Tropical Storm Francine Strengthens, Threatens Western Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Francine intensifying into a hurricane, bringing flood and wind threats to the western Gulf Coast. Stay informed and prepared for severe wea...

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Tropical Storm Francine forecast to be Category 2 hurricane when it slams into Gulf Coast

Storm is projected to bring up nearly a foot of rain in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, southern Alabama and western Florida

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Francine forms off Mexico, aiming for the Louisiana coast

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Francine has formed off the coast of Mexico and is expected to drench the Texas coast before coming ashore in Louisiana Wednesday night as a hurricane

The Independent UK

US Gulf coast braces for storm impact as hurricane season intensifies

Americans’ respite from dangerous storms likely to end with potential hurricane threatening Texas and Louisiana

The Guardian - US

Tropical Storm Forming In Gulf Of Mexico, Potential Severe Weather

Stay informed about potential tropical storm Francine forming in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening Texas, Louisiana with heavy rain, storm surge, and flash f...

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Tropical system set to drench parts of Gulf Coast, could strengthen, forecasters say

The National Weather Service says a tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is expected to bring significant rainfall to parts of Texas and Louisiana this week

The Independent UK

Tropical depression, a type of cyclone, may form in Gulf of Mexico next week

The system by Saturday had been dousing Texas and Louisiana with heavy rains for days

The Guardian - US

A dozen Louisiana victims of police racism get $1,000 each month. The program is funded by a family that got rich off slavery

Participants in the unique program said the financial support helped, but symbolism of program was just as important, writes Josh Marcus

The Independent UK

A hurricane-damaged Louisiana skyscraper is set to be demolished Saturday

An abandoned 22-story-building in Louisiana that has become a symbol of the destruction inflicted by back-to-back hurricanes in 2020 is set to be demolished

The Independent UK

Residents in a Louisiana city devastated by 2020 hurricanes are still far from recovery

Although it has been nearly four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated southwest Louisiana and caused an estimated $22 billion in damage nationwide, some residents say they are still far from recovery

The Independent UK

Louisiana legislators grill New Orleans DA for releasing people convicted of violent crimes

Louisiana legislators interrogated New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams about his office's use of post-conviction relief to reduce or void criminal sentences at a Senate hearing Thursday in the capitol

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GOP blocks DA undoing "sins of the past"

Jason Williams is among dozens of progressive reformist prosecutors who have come under fire from the right

The Guardian - US

Boy, 11, charged with murder in deaths of former Louisiana mayor and his daughter

Joe Cornelius Sr, 82, and Keisha Miles, 31, were found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on Sunday

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10-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Fatal Shooting Of Former Mayor

A 10-year-old boy in Minden, Louisiana, was arrested for the fatal shooting of a former councilman and his daughter. Motive undisclosed.

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10-year-old boy confesses to killing former Louisiana mayor and his daughter

Minden Police Chief Jared McIver confirmed that the boy is a relative of Joe Cornelius

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The Guardian - US

Boy, 10, fatally shot 82-year-old former mayor of Louisiana town, police say

Boy admitted to investigators that he shot and killed Joe Cornelius Sr and his daughter, Keisha Miles

The Independent UK

Explosion levels southwest Louisiana home, killing teen from Alabama and injuring 5

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of an explosion that destroyed a southwest Louisiana home, killing a teenage boy from Alabama and injuring five other people

Evening Standard

Who is Lana Del Rey's husband, as singer ties the knot with alligator tour guide?

The pair have known each other for at least five years

The Guardian - US

This man saved his town from deadly floodwaters. So why did the US government try to stop him?

Windell Curole’s levee protected his district from disappearing into the ocean – despite federal resistance. Without it, he says, ‘we wouldn’t have a community’

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Illegal Immigrant Detained After Fatal Crash In New Orleans

Illegal immigrant detained by ICE in Louisiana after fatal crash that claimed the life of a journalist. Investigation ongoing.

Latin Times

New report uncovers widespread inhumane treatment of immigrants at Louisiana ICE centers

The report states that the abuses described by detainees "meet the definitions of torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment"

The Independent UK

Tesla lawsuit challenging Louisiana ban on direct car sales from plants revived by appeals court

An appeals court has revived Tesla’s federal court challenge to a Louisiana law that prohibits automobile manufacturers from selling directly to consumers

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