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Nation’s first ‘severe’ avian flu patient dies in Louisiana
The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, ...
Islamic State-inspired driver expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans rampage, Biden says
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is calling the New Year’s Day mass casualty incident that killed 10 people and injured 30 a ...
Louisiana attorney general wants Sugar Bowl delayed extra day after New Orleans attack
In the wake of the deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, Louisiana’s attorney general said she hoped the Sugar Bowl ...
Louisiana Governor to Attend Sugar Bowl as AG Says Too Soon to Play Ball
Governor Jeff Landry is set to attend the game between Notre Dame and Georgia, which was postponed to Thursday after an attack.
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‘Freedom inside your mind’: Louisiana Poet Laureate Alison Pelegrin shares poetry in prisons
As Louisiana Poet Laureate, Alison Pelegrin, writer in residence at Southeastern Louisiana University, is Louisiana’s acting ...
Hunter realizes too late that the deer he thought he shot was a man, Louisiana cops say
“Agents have learned that neither hunter was wearing any hunter’s orange and did not possess deer tags,” state wildlife ...
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Letters: State should invest in training mental health providers
Addressing this gap starts with investing in higher education programs that train the mental health professionals our state desperately needs. Universities such as the University of Louisiana ...