The Latest Breaking News from Louisiana

Republicans nominate Mike Johnson as latest US House Speaker candidate

Johnson, from Louisiana, is the fourth hopeful for the job amid continued in-fighting among Republicans.

Al Jazeera · Oct 25, 2023

Tom Emmer withdraws US House speaker bid hours after nomination

House majority whip becomes third Republican to withdraw after Louisiana’s Steve Scalise and Ohio’s Jim Jordan

The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2023

What is super fog? The mix of smoke and dense fog caused a deadly pileup in Louisiana

A combination of fog and thick smoke from a marsh fire reduced visibility on Louisiana highways to near nothing on Monday

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Louisiana ‘superfog’ causes massive car crash killing seven and injuring dozens

Multi-vehicle pile-up took place in low visibility on I-55 over Lake Pontchartrain

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023

'Superfog' made of fog and marsh fire smoke blamed for deadly multi-car crashes in south Louisiana

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is calling for prayers for the dead and injured following a series of multi-car accidents that left sections of Interstate 55 near the community of Manchac resembling a junkyard of mangled cars

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023

‘Carbon mega bomb’: climate experts urge Biden to block gas export hub

Despite pressure from environmentalists to halt Louisiana construction, the US president touts gas exports to Europe

The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2023

Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward review – a gruelling trek through the antebellum south

The two-time winner of the National Book award returns with the tale of an enslaved woman’s journey to Louisiana, rendered in relentless detail

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023

Court Agrees to Hear Missouri v. Biden Federal Government / Social Media Case

From today's order and accompanying opinion in Murthy v. Missouri: The application for stay … is granted. The preliminary injunction issued on July 4, 2023, by the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana … as modified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth…

Reason · Oct 20, 2023

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of October 16-October 20.

Ballotpedia · Oct 20, 2023

‘Everything out the faucet is salt’: Louisianans struggle as drinking water crisis persists

New Orleans has avoided losing drinking water due to a saltwater ‘wedge’ traveling up the Mississippi River – but in Plaquemines parish, it has already happened

The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2023