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Sheriff: Woman held in death of child, 6, found in a bucket
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,04/27/23-1:14PM , 140 Reads
HARAHAN, La. (AP) — A Louisiana woman accused of killing her boyfriend's 6-year-old daughter and leaving the child's body in a bucket outside the home where the girl's mother lives has been jailed without bond in a New Orleans suburb, authorities said.
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Editorial Roundup: Louisiana
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,04/27/23-11:56AM , 174 Reads
The Advocate. April 25, 2023.

Editorial: Complacency over energy transition puts state’s economy at risk

As he prepares to leave office next year, Gov. John Bel Edwards is urging folks to take a long look at Louisiana’s future as an energy state. He’s right to do so.
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The Louisiana state Capitol stands on April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. As several reliably red states adopt legislation that prohibits school employees from teaching or discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, Louisiana advanced its own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Wednesday, April 26. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

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Louisiana 'Don't Say Gay' bill advances out of committee
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Wed,04/26/23-6:43PM , 78 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As several conservative states adopt legislation that prohibits school employees from teaching or discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, Louisiana advanced its own “Don’t Say Gay” bill Wednesday.
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A Louisiana National Guard helicopter crew carries a bundle of Christmas trees to be dropped into the marsh, as barrier protection to the shoreline, in the Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Airlift brings used Christmas trees to rehab Louisiana marsh
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,04/26/23-4:09PM , 303 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a Christmas holiday tradition — a few months after Christmas — that benefits the Louisiana environment.

New Orleans officials joined Louisiana Army National Guard members and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday to place bundles of used Christmas trees in the waters of a wildlife refuge.
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