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May 18, 2023

New Jersey kidnapping suspect faces new charges after woman held captive for 1 year made daring escape: AG

James Parrillo Jr., a kidnapping suspect arrested in New Jersey after video showed a woman escape in February, faces new sexual assault charges.

May 17, 2023

A ‘Mississippi miracle’ as student reading scores rapidly climb in the Deep South

States from the Gulf South, specifically Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana, have become a model in education after a series of reforms showed rapid progress in fourth-grade reading.

May 17, 2023

Madison Brooks death: LSU students hailed as good Samaritans after alleged Baton Rouge rape

Two LSU seniors found Madison Brooks dying on a busy Baton Rouge parkway and tried to save her, and Brooks' mom said their efforts gave her family a chance to say goodbye

May 17, 2023

Louisiana House passes bill prohibiting doctors from performing sex reassignment surgeries on minors

The Louisiana House passed a bill that prohibits doctors from performing sex reassignment surgeries for minors. It also banned hormone treatments and puberty-blocking drugs.

May 12, 2023

Advocates criticize bill saying parole is not enough for those convicted by non-unanimous juries

Advocates criticized a bill that advanced Thursday saying people convicted of felonies who have the chance for parole are left branded as criminals with limited freedoms.

May 12, 2023

Memphis ‘snake factory’ release pine snakes in Louisiana forest to help the threatened species thrive

Several pine snakes bred at the Memphis zoo were released in Louisiana’s Kisatchie Forest in an annual multi-state conservation event to help the threatened species thrive.

May 12, 2023

Louisiana police find woman's body in walk-in freezer at Arby's restaurant

Investigators with the New Iberia Police Department said a female victim was found in a walk-in freezer at an Arby's restaurant in New Iberia, Louisiana.

May 11, 2023

Republican states preparing legal action over Biden's power plant regulations

Republican states are gearing up to fight President Biden's actions targeting fossil fuel power plant emissions in court, saying he lacks the authority to issue such regulations.

May 10, 2023

Louisiana advances bill restricting discussions of sexual orientation, gender identity in schools

A bill that bans K-12 educators from talking about sexual orientation and gender identity in school has advanced to the GOP-dominated Senate in Louisiana.

May 10, 2023

LSU death: Madison Brooks' family on short, leaked video clips night of alleged rape: 'Really low blow'

Madison Brooks' mom discussed her reactions to the leaked videos from the night her daughter was allegedly raped and died and how she is coping with grief.