Louisiana

Many dead as tornadoes tear through US Midwest, South

A monster storm system spawns "catastrophic" tornadoes that touched down into the night across at least seven states in the United States, killing at least 18 people and leaving many others injured.

Widespread damage as deadly tornado moves through Mississippi

Extreme weather moves through several southern US states after causing widespread destruction in the southern US state, officials say.

Five US officers charged in death of unarmed Black motorist

Officials initially said Ronald Greene died driving his car but body-camera footage that was eventually made public revealed white officers dragging, beating and stunning Greene whose 2019 death fuelled a national debate over police brutality.

Deaths in Louisiana as storm spawns tornadoes in southern US

Three people die as a tornado rips through southeastern Louisiana state, one of a swarm of twisters hitting the region as part of a massive winter storm system sweeping US.

Did you know several US states continue to allow slavery even today?

More than 150 years after it was officially outlawed, the US is still attempting to fully eliminate slavery through ballot initiatives and amend state constitutions allowing the practice as a form of punishment for a crime.

Researchers name extinct shark after retired museum official

A prehistoric shark, Carcharhinus tingae, whose teeth were found in the Louisiana State University’s (LSU) archives was named after a retiring official.

Deaths rise as southern US tallies Hurricane Ida damage

Louisiana, Mississippi states take stock of disaster inflicted by powerful Ida as death toll rises to four.

Hurricane Ida leaves Lousiana residents to assess devastation in dark

Residents are beginning the mammoth task of clearing up and repairing damage inflicted by Ida, which left one million homes and businesses in Lousiana and Mississippi without power potentially for weeks and caused at least four deaths.

US Gulf Coast residents brace for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ida

Forecasters said Ida could make a US landfall as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, generating winds of 225 kph with heavy downpours.

Claudette batters US Gulf Coast on holiday weekend

Heavy rainfall and flooding mar a weekend meant to hail a return to a post-Covid normality.

Video shows Louisiana police brutality in deadly arrest of Black man

The Associated Press publishes a video, which authorities had refused to release, of the deadly arrest of Ronald Greene two years ago by Louisiana state troopers, showing them stunning, punching and dragging the unarmed man.

Millions lack electricity as another icy storm looms in US

National Weather Service issues a winter storm warning for more than 100 million Americans living from east Texas to the East Coast state of Maryland.