Louisiana

The board of a small Louisiana cemetery that denied burial to a Black sheriff's deputy held an emergency meeting Thursday and removed a whites-only provision from its sales contracts.

A Black Sheriff’s Deputy Was Denied Burial at a Louisiana Cemetery Because It Was ‘Whites Only’

Board members later removed the word “white” from a contract stipulation co...

Board members later removed the word “white” from a contract stipulation conveying “the right of burial of the remains of white human beings”

13 People Shot, With One in Critical Condition, at Louisiana Memorial Service

The memorial service was apparently for Dominique James, who was recently m...

The memorial service was apparently for Dominique James, who was recently murdered

Protestor Trey Bennett holds a sign outside the East Baton Rouge Parish while waiting for Pastor Tony Spell to post bond in Baton Rouge, La. on April 21, 2020.

Local Police, Courts Caught Short as Louisiana Pastor Continues Holding Services Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Pastor Tony Spell of the Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge was arrested...

Pastor Tony Spell of the Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge was arrested on April 21 for aggravated assault and improper backing when on April 19 he drove his church bus towards a man who was protesting the Pastor's decision to continue to hold services with large crowds of people.

A police officer works the scene where a man was reportedly hit and killed by a float of the Krewe of Endymion parade in the runup to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.

2 People Killed by New Orleans Mardi Gras Floats in Separate Incidents

Before the incidents, a Carnival float had not been involved in a fatality ...

Before the incidents, a Carnival float had not been involved in a fatality since 2009

Mayor LaToya Cantrell at the city's Tricentennial celebration at Gallier Hall in New Orleans, La., Friday, June 15, 2018.

New Orleans Declared A State of Emergency And Took Down Servers After Cyber Attack

City employees were told to power down computers, unplug devices from the w...

City employees were told to power down computers, unplug devices from the wall, and took down all servers as precaution

New Orleans police investigate the scene of a shooting on Dec. 1, 2019, on the edge of the city's famed French Quarter in New Orleans.

11 People Injured After a Shooting Near New Orleans' French Quarter

At least two victims are in critical condition and one person has been deta...

At least two victims are in critical condition and one person has been detained

Emergency officials are on the scene of a partial building collapse at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site downtown New Orleans, Louisiana on October 12, 2019.

ICE Deported a Worker Who Was Injured in the Hard Rock Hotel Partial Collapse in New Orleans

Activists have suggested his arrest was related to complaints he made about...

Activists have suggested his arrest was related to complaints he made about the site