#louisiana

#louisiana

Federal prosecutors have indicted five individuals in Louisiana, including current and former police chiefs, for a scheme involving bogus police reports that enabled immigrants to apply for U-visas in exchange for money.

The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project had been intended to rebuild upward of 20 square miles of land in southeast Louisiana to combat sea level rise and erosion on the Gulf Coast.

In Texas alone, there are more than 125,000 people without power Tuesday morning, mainly in the Houston area.

Tonnisha Mitchell, 43, allegedly assaulted Gene Hill, 42, with a bat during an argument, leading to his death after being hit by passing cars.

Louisiana stands out as one of the few states where the average-priced home remains affordable for the middle class, with a median price of only $275,000.

The new algorithmic scoring system has rendered many prisoners ineligible for parole, with about 13,000 individuals, nearly half of Louisiana's prison population, classified as moderate or high risk, significantly affecting their chances of reentry into society.

Two infants have died of whooping cough in Louisiana in the past six months, marking the first deaths from this vaccine-preventable illness in the state since 2018.

The existing racial injustices of the petrochemical industry are being expanded in the name of fighting climate change.

During the 2020-21 academic year, only 12 percent of students attending a public institution in Louisiana who attempted to complete a credit-bearing English class passed. This past fall, success rates among learners jumped to 60 percent.

The revolt was brutally crushed, resulting in a significant loss of life and prompting the US government to minimize its scale, leading to a lack of media coverage.

Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana has reinforced a tough-on-crime stance by expediting executions and extending prison sentences, emphasizing justice for violent crime victims.

"The Red River Valley has been recognized as a cohesive geographical, agricultural, economic, social, and political unit for over two hundred years. Beginning in the early 19th century, this narrow and highly fertile floodplain became a center of intensive cotton production that relied upon enslaved labor. Today's Black population, a latticework of interconnected communities, is largely descended from those enslaved laborers."

Meta's planned $10 billion data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, will cover four million square feet and focus on AI technologies, demonstrating a significant investment in local infrastructure.