Louisiana

AN AFRICAN AMERICAN uses a ‘colored’ water fountain in Segregation-era American South.

Louisiana governor to pardon plaintiff in landmark racial segregation case

Homer Plessy was arrested 1892, setting off a chain of events that led to the 1896 Supreme Court case.

By REUTERS
05/01/2022

Hurricane Ida death toll in US Northeast rises to at least 50 victims

Hurricane Ida claimed at least 50 lives after devastating the northeastern United States last week. People are still missing after huge storm surges and hurricane-force winds tore through the region.

By REUTERS
05/09/2021

Evacuees urged not to return home after Hurricane Ida ravages Louisiana

With electricity, water, and hospitals still out of commission, evacuees who fled the powerful Gulf storm were told not to return home yet.

By REUTERS
01/09/2021

Ida knocks out power to nearly all of Louisiana, more deaths feared

“We, New Orleanians, are resilient,” New Orleans Federation CEO tells ‘Post’. “We have been through this before and we will come out of this in a positive way.”

30/08/2021

Hurricane Ida slams Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm

Ida weakened into a tropical storm over southwestern Mississippi early on Monday, but it is expected to continue unleashing heavy downpours "likely to result in life-threatening" flooding.

By REUTERS
30/08/2021
The bell outside the library in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, is all that remains of Benjamin's land.

Holocaust teaching meets critical race theory: Debate grows in Louisiana

“You’re saying, ‘You have to teach the history of Holocaust, but you can’t teach the history of institutionalized, deeply embedded racism in the United States.’”

By ELEANOR STERN/ JTA
08/07/2021

Trump tours city hit by Hurricane Laura, says state 'rebuilds fast'

The Category 4 hurricane killed at least 15 people, including some killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of generators.

By REUTERS
29/08/2020

Two synagogues burn down in Louisiana, no evidence of foul play

When firefighters arrived on the scene, the synagogue was already engulfed in a sea of flames. According to first responders, the fires were extended above the trees.

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