Louisiana
Shreveport Aquarium's surprise: Yoko the shark born in all-female tank
Yoko is believed to be the result of parthenogenesis, a rare type of asexual reproduction where offspring develop from unfertilized eggs.
First US human victim of H5N1 bird flu virus reported in Louisiana
High-schoolers come up with 'impossible' trigonometry proofs for Pythagorean theorem
Louisiana's ten commandments mandate: Culture war or constitutional crisis? - opinion
Jewish parents join lawsuit challenging Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools
The lawsuit has longstanding precedent on its side: In 1980, the US Supreme Court ruled that a Kentucky state law mandating the Ten Commandments in all classrooms was unconstitutional.
UFO sighting: Were aliens spotted in the skies above Louisiana?
Residents of Louisiana, USA, were stressed by photos of a bright ball "flying" at 4:30 am, raising many questions in the country.
Virginia shooting victim Mike Hollins leaves hospital
The shooter has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder, two counts of malicious wounding and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
One dead, two injured in shooting at Louisiana high school graduation ceremony
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) announced that the "subject has been detained," while others at the scene are under questioning.
Louisiana governor to pardon plaintiff in landmark racial segregation case
Homer Plessy was arrested 1892, setting off a chain of events that led to the 1896 Supreme Court case.
Hurricane Ida death toll in US Northeast rises to at least 50 victims
Hurricane Ida claimed at least 50 lives after devastating the northeastern United States last week. People are still missing after huge storm surges and hurricane-force winds tore through the region.
Evacuees urged not to return home after Hurricane Ida ravages Louisiana
With electricity, water, and hospitals still out of commission, evacuees who fled the powerful Gulf storm were told not to return home yet.
Ida knocks out power to nearly all of Louisiana, more deaths feared
“We, New Orleanians, are resilient,” New Orleans Federation CEO tells ‘Post’. “We have been through this before and we will come out of this in a positive way.”
Hurricane Ida slams Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm
Ida weakened into a tropical storm over southwestern Mississippi early on Monday, but it is expected to continue unleashing heavy downpours "likely to result in life-threatening" flooding.
Holocaust teaching meets critical race theory: Debate grows in Louisiana
“You’re saying, ‘You have to teach the history of Holocaust, but you can’t teach the history of institutionalized, deeply embedded racism in the United States.’”
Trump tours city hit by Hurricane Laura, says state 'rebuilds fast'
The Category 4 hurricane killed at least 15 people, including some killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of generators.
