Louisiana News

Last-minute entries shake up New Orleans mayor's race

Bob Pavlovich

The field for the New Orleans mayoral election is set, and candidates have just a few months to win over voters before the October primary.

NASA’s Ground Transportation team guides NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s completed core stage from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the agency’s Pegasus barge on Jan. 8, 2023.

Business and Economy

New NASA contractor retains nearly all Michoud staffers that faced layoffs

Greg LaRose (Louisiana Illuminator)

Nearly all of the employees of a NASA contractor at the Michoud Assembly Facility and Stennis Space Center that faced layoffs at the end of June have been hired by the company that’s been awarded a similar contract.

After an ex-girlfriend accused Robert Smith of a felony called "intentional exposure to HIV," he accepted a plea deal to spend six months in prison without realizing the conviction would also land him on the sex offender registry.

Health

Louisiana upholds its HIV exposure law as other states change or repeal theirs

Halle Parker (Verite News)

State lawmakers unsuccessfully attempted to extend the law this year to cover the intentional exposure of other sexually transmitted infections.

The LSU Student Union sits in central campus on Monday, March 20, 2023, on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

Immigration

LSU students detained by ICE released after judge’s order

Piper Hutchinson (Louisiana Illuminator)

A judge has ordered the release of two Iranian-born LSU students from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, where they have been detained since late June.

WATCH: SANEs and survivors in the South, a listening session with the Gulf States Newsroom

Gulf States Newsroom staff

The Gulf States Newsroom hosted a virtual discussion of Drew Hawkins' reporting on the shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners in the region.

Southeast Louisiana is experiencing heavy rainfall as a tropical disturbance moves through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Louisiana coast.

Local News

What to know as a tropical disturbance dumps rain across state

Athina Morris

A tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is bringing heavy rain to Louisiana and Mississippi, but forecasters don’t believe it will strengthen into anything significant.

New Orleans is experiencing heavy rainfall as a tropical disturbance moves through the Gulf of Mexico toward the Louisiana coast.

New Orleans weather update: What to know as tropical disturbance dumps rain across state

Athina Morris

A tropical disturbance in the Gulf is forecast to bring heavy rain to Louisiana and Mississippi through the weekend.

U.S. Attorney Alexander Van Hook speaks at a press conference announcing the indictments of four Louisiana law enforcement officers and a business owner.

Local News

Louisiana police chiefs, businessman among 5 indicted in alleged visa fraud scheme

Brooke Thorington

Four law enforcement officials and a businessman in Central Louisiana are accused of falsifying crime reports to help foreign nationals remain in the United States.

The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS New Orleans (CA-32) steams through a tight turn in Elliot Bay, Washington, on July 30, 1943, following battle damage repairs and overhaul at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

Local & Regional News

Lost bow of USS New Orleans found in South Pacific more than 80 years after battle

Karen Henderson

The last remaining piece of a damaged American ship from World War II has been found.

Some Louisiana parishes are offering sandbags to residents ahead of the heavy rain that's expected over the next few days.

Where to get sandbags in your parish ahead of tropical weather

Athina Morris

Some parishes have opened sandbag sites in preparation for the heavy rain.