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Luke Letlow, Rep. Ralph Abraham’s (R-LA) chief of staff, told Breitbart News Saturday that Louisiana’s fifth congressional district helps protect the country from the rising radical socialists. 

Louisiana State Sen. Sharon Hewitt (R) launched an online petition to give citizens another platform to demand the reopening of the state on a regional basis.

Severe thunderstorms hit parts of the Deep South with hail, high winds, and torrential rain on Sunday as forecasters warned residents to brace themselves for overnight tornadoes and flooding across a region that was just hit with a deadly twister the week before.

Democrat Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Sunday that he had not been told in advance to cancel Mardi Gras festivities at the end of February, even though governors were briefed about the issue weeks earlier.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) stated that his state needs protective equipment, ICU nurses, and ventilators, and the situation is “a lot like Katrina in the sense that you don’t have

President Donald Trump said Tuesday at the White House the sudden rise in coronavirus cases in Louisiana demonstrated the lethality of the virus

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, along with assistance from State Senate Health and Welfare Chairman Fred Mills, has announced a major donation by Amneal Pharmaceuticals to help respond to the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

The court has set an August 10 trial date for a Louisiana man accused of committing a $1.2 million food stamp fraud operation with two others.

Pennsylvania state lawmaker Rep. Kevin Boyle (D) is urging his colleagues to consider his bill requiring the state to mail a ballot to every eligible voter as key businesses and industries across the United States continue to take drastic, proactive measures to curb the spread of the Chinese coronavirus.

Pro-life and pro-abortion activists rallied on the steps of the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday as lawyers inside tried to convince justices to support a Louisiana law to protect women by requiring abortionists to have hospital admitting privileges.

Alex Seghers, the Director of Education for Louisiana Right to Life, attended the Protect Women Protect Life rally outside of the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday where she blasted those who support abortion clinics profiting from the “demise of women.”

Terrisa Bukovinac, a pro-life atheist Democrat, attended the Protect Life Protect Women rally on Wednesday and spread a pro-life message outside the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

Pro-life leader Kristan Hawkins said the case before the Supreme Court shows the abortion industry is putting profits ahead of women’s safety.

Abortion lobbying groups took to Twitter to condemn what they say is the “medically unnecessary” Louisiana safety clinic law case that will be before the Supreme Court Wednesday.

A pro-life leader states the arguments used in 1973 to justify abortion rights to the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade are no longer relevant.

Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) announced on Wednesday that he will retire from Congress after completing his third term in office. 

A judge sentenced a former Westlake, Louisiana, pastor to 60 years in federal prison on child pornography charges.

Tristen Rushing will receive nearly $200,000 in damages after being forced to do 200 push-ups for being late to band practice.

A Louisiana middle school teacher allegedly had sex with a 15-year-old student while her own child was present in her home.

A Monroe, Louisiana, Army veteran made it his mission to help a fellow veteran who had been homeless for years— and succeeded.

A fire devastated a family’s home Sunday in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, but did not destroy everything inside it.

Establishment media have distorted Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-LA) stance on having additional witnesses testify during the Senate impeachment trial. 

Four Texas towns voted over the last two weeks to become “sanctuary cities” for the unborn, seeking to outlaw abortion within their boundaries should the U.S. Supreme Court make it possible for them to do so.

A Louisiana man accused of running a food stamp fraud scheme in June 2019 was cleared of all charges on Monday.

More than 200 members of Congress have asked the Supreme Court to “reconsider” the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that created a right to abortion, though none ever existed in the Constitution.

An entire town in Louisiana got a spiritual blessing in time for Christmas, thanks to gallons of holy water and an airplane.

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — A swarm of tornadoes and other storms that left a trail of destruction across the Southeast killed four people, injured at least a dozen more and left victims to bundle up against the cold as they picked up pieces of their homes on Tuesday.

New Orleans city computer went offline on Sunday after suffering a cyberattack. City employees were instructed to shut down their computers to prevent further data breaches as IT security personnel worked to regain control of the system. The city has reportedly declared a state of emergency over the matter.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In the middle of a record-breaking, undefeated LSU college football season, Louisiana’s lawmakers have a special perk that gives them access to face-value, postseason game tickets that regular fans can’t easily obtain before they hit the pricey secondary market.

A group of 11 foster children found their forever families Thursday during a mass adoption event in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Louisiana’s incumbent Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards was re-elected to another four year term by a narrow 2.6 percent margin over Republican challenger Eddie Rispone on Saturday.

Louisiana holds its gubernatorial runoff election on Saturday between incumbent Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican challenger Eddie Rispone. Polls will close at 9 PM ET. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern.

A poll released on Thursday by JMC Analytics and Polling shows that the race between Louisiana incumbent Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards and Republican challenger Eddie Rispone is a dead heat two days before voters go to the polls on Saturday.

The president is expected to begin speaking at 7:00 p.m. EST.

The editorial board of the Wall Street Journal said on Sunday that Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards has hurt the economy in Louisiana by turning it into the trial lawyers state.

A Louisiana homeless man who helped fix a woman’s tire and spent money filling it has a roof over his head thanks to a stranger’s kindness.