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Third inmate captured after 10 men escape from New Orleans jail
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Third inmate captured after 10 men escape from New Orleans jail

NEW ORLEANS — Three inmates have now been arrested after a 10 men escaped the Orleans Justice Center early this morning.  Dkenan Dennis was arrested on Dale Street in New Orleans East,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America
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Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage highlights complex history of racism and the church in America

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The new pope’s French-sounding last name, Prevost, intrigued Jari Honora, a New Orleans genealogist, who began digging in the archives and discovered the pope had deep roots in…
Posted by John McCarthy May 11, 2025
Oil spill off Louisiana’s Gulf Coast raises alarm as DOGE cuts may threaten response efforts
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Oil spill off Louisiana’s Gulf Coast raises alarm as DOGE cuts may threaten response efforts

NEW ORLEANS (CBS) — Former federal disaster response specialists and national environmental groups warn that DOGE job cuts may hamper the response to a major oil spill off Louisiana's Gulf Coast this…
Posted by John McCarthy May 4, 2025
As Trump’s EPA ends ‘environmental justice,’ minority communities may pay a price
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As Trump’s EPA ends ‘environmental justice,’ minority communities may pay a price

LAPLACE, Louisiana (Reuters) — From her home on Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," Lydia Gerard looks down at her 8-month-old great-granddaughter and wonders if she will one day suffer the same fate…
Posted by John McCarthy April 23, 2025
Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation’s immigration detention system
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Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation’s immigration detention system

JENA, Louisiana (AP) — Amid rural Louisiana’s crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po’boys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration detention centers to learn whether they will be expelled…
Posted by John McCarthy April 18, 2025
Immigration judge finds that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported
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Immigration judge finds that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

JENA, Louisiana (AP) — Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be kicked out of the U.S. as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana found Friday during a hearing…
Posted by John McCarthy April 11, 2025
Southern Univ. grad arrested for delivering fatal punches in violent frat hazing of 20-year-old pledge
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Southern Univ. grad arrested for delivering fatal punches in violent frat hazing of 20-year-old pledge

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (NYP) — A Southern University graduate has been charged after he “turned himself in” for the violent hazing death of pledge and beloved marching band member Caleb Wilson — with…
Posted by John McCarthy March 10, 2025
Priest convicted of child molestation in Maryland lied to gain US citizenship
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Priest convicted of child molestation in Maryland lied to gain US citizenship

BALTIMORE — A former priest convicted of sexually abusing a child in Maryland for years lied to gain U.S. citizenship, federal prosecutors said following a judge’s order to remove him…
Posted by John McCarthy March 4, 2025
First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
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First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. State health officials announced…
Posted by John McCarthy January 7, 2025
Vehicle rams New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 10; ‘terror’ suspect ID’d
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Vehicle rams New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 10; ‘terror’ suspect ID’d

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The suspect in a deadly attack on New Year's revelers in New Orleans has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas, according to the FBI. At…
Posted by John McCarthy January 1, 2025

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