Tag: Louisiana

Two girls injured in fall from ferris wheel at Louisiana fairground

Two girls were injured in a fall from a ferris wheel at a Louisiana fairground on Saturday, the…

‘I heard a loud boom’

Two girls attending a festival were injured after they were thrown from a Ferris wheel, officials said.On Saturday…

2 girls fall from Ferris wheel at Louisiana harvest festival: Sheriff

Two young girls were hospitalized after they were thrown from a Ferris wheel at a weekend harvest festival…

Missing Louisiana girl, 13, rescued from box in Pennsylvania basement

A 13-year-old Louisiana girl who went missing after meeting a man online was found alive in a box…

How many people in Louisiana could lose SNAP? What to know about state’s food stamp program

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the most effective anti-hunger program in the U.S., reaching around 41…

GOP Louisiana lawmakers reject transparency bills ahead of possible redistricting

Rep. Edmond Jordan, D-Baton Rouge, failed to gain approval for two proposals he said were intended to provide…

Louisiana sexual assault survivor services cut in response to government shutdown

Louisiana's largest provider of aid to sexual assault survivors is cutting back services due to the federal government…

Louisiana GOP leaders counting on fast-tracked Supreme Court redistricting ruling

Rep. Beau Beaullieu, R-New Iberia, is backing bills to move back dates on Louisiana's 2026 election calendar to…

Louisiana jury awards more than $40 million to family of man who died in privately-run jail

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal jury found a private company running a Louisiana jail liable for the…

Landry warns Louisiana won’t issue SNAP benefits for November if shutdown persists

A volunteer reaches for lemons at the food pantry run by Good Neighbors Community Kitchen and Food Pantry…

Louisiana joins the No Kings festivities with typical flair

Participants hold up their protest signs during a No Kings rally Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at Zemurray Park…

Louisiana resident assisted in Hamas 7 October attack, US says

Mahmoud Amin Ya'qub al-Muhtadi loads a gun US prosecutors have accused a Louisiana resident of participating in the…