Louisiana

Tropical Storm Barry Pelts Louisiana, Millions Brace For Flooding

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 14, 2019

Major storm Barry slammed into Louisiana on Saturday, pelting the region with heavy rain and ferocious winds as millions of Americans braced for the serious flooding expected to follow.

Louisiana Residents Brace For Storm Barry, Evacuations Ramped Up

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 13, 2019

Millions of residents in Louisiana on Saturday braced for Tropical Storm Barry, which is threatening the southern US state and its largest city New Orleans with potentially disastrous rainfall and flooding.

Man Arrested For Licking Ice Cream In A Store For "Copycat" Video

Offbeat | Alex Horton, The Washington Post | Tuesday July 9, 2019

A run of copycats have recorded themselves licking Blue Bell ice cream in stores after a Texas juvenile's June video led to a police investigation - and 13 million views on one video posted to Twitter. One man has now been charged.

Louisiana Latest US State To Ban Abortions, As Early As 6 Weeks

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 30, 2019

The Louisiana House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to prohibit abortion after detection of an embryonic heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks from conception, often before a woman even realizes she is pregnant.

US Cops Caught Wrong Men For A 1996 Murder. A Cigarette Changed The Case

World News | Kyle Swenson, The Washington Post | Saturday May 18, 2019

Fact and fantasy collided for Michael Usry Jr with a knock on his door in December 2014. Officers from the Louisiana State Police were outside, asking the then-35-year-old to come downtown for a conversation.

US Taxpayers Get Refunds Twice After Error, "Don't Spend" Says Government

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 17, 2019

Taxpayers in the US state of Louisiana got an unexpected windfall when a computer error issued their tax refunds a second time, local media reported on Saturday.

21-Year-Old Man Shoots Parents, Three Others In US: Cops

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday January 27, 2019

At least five people were killed in two shooting incidents in the US state of Louisiana, police said, adding a manhunt was underway to arrest the suspect.

Van With Children Was Going To Disney World. Then, A "Ball Of Flames"

World News | Katie Mettler, The Washington Post | Sunday January 6, 2019

Packed into a passenger van, a dozen parishioners from a Louisiana Pentecostal church set off across north Florida on their way to Walt Disney World.

Ex-Cops Charged After Video Shows Them Hurling A Student Around School

World News | Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post | Tuesday December 18, 2018

Two former police officers from Louisiana have been charged after a video showed one of them hurling a middle school student to the ground and the other slamming the teen against a table.

US Couple Win $1.8 Million After Finding Discarded Lottery Ticket At Home

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday November 22, 2018

A couple from Louisiana have more than a million reasons to be grateful this Thanksgiving after discovering a long lost jackpot-winning lottery ticket with only two weeks left to claim it.

North Korea Deports US Citizen, Detained For Crossing Over Illegally

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 16, 2018

A man with the same name was arrested in South Korea while trying to sneak over the inter-Korean border in November last year.Byron, who is in his late 50s and from Louisiana, was later deported back to the US.

Diabetes: Nuts You Should Consume To Manage Blood Sugar Levels Naturally

Food | NDTV Food Desk | Wednesday October 24, 2018

Diabetes: Research in Louisiana State University found that people who regularly eat tree nuts like almonds, pistachios, walnuts and cashews, have lower risk of type-2 diabetes

Runaway Kangaroo Stops Traffic On Highway. Sounds Like Australia? It Wasn't

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Residents of the tiny town of Grayson in Louisiana, USA, were recently amazed to see a small kangaroo on the loose

Meet Stormy (Not Daniels), The Dancer Who Embraced The Power Of Getting Naked

World News | Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post | Saturday June 9, 2018

Stacy Lawrence, better known as Stormy, was one of Louisiana's most popular exotic dancers, the headliner of a club that, for years, bore her name.

Deadly Storms Unleash Tornadoes And Record Snow In United States, Cause Havoc

World News | Reuters | Monday April 16, 2018

Deadly slow-moving storms generated record or near-record snowfall and low temperatures in the US Midwest and tornadoes further east on Sunday, leaving airline travelers stranded and thousands without power.