Recent News Headlines : Baton Rouge - United States

INMATE IN LANDMARK SUPREME COURT CASE DENIED PAROLE


A three-member panel from the state parole board voted 2 to 1 to keep Henry Montgomery imprisoned... READ MORE

19th February, 2018 0

FACTBOX: MAJOR SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES


Four other high schoolers suffered non-gunshot wounds in the ensuing panic... READ MORE

15th February, 2018 1521

LATEST U.S. TRADE COMPLAINT SAYS CANADA DUMPING WELDED PIPE


The new case of large-diameter welded pipe imports is just latest source of trade friction between Canada and the United States... READ MORE

13th February, 2018 553

14 LOUISIANA SENATORS SIGN LETTER SEEKING A SPECIAL SESSION


But while he won support from the Senate's top leader, Ward couldn't persuade a majority of the 39 state senators to put their name on the letter... READ MORE

5th February, 2018 0

OHIO TEEN JOSEPH HAYNES KILLED BY POLICE IN COURT


In May, police officers in a Dallas suburb shot and killed Jordan Edwards, a 15-year-old black American, for aggressively reversing towards them... READ MORE

19th January, 2018 10131

FORMER DEMOCRATIC SENATOR REPRESENTS OIL PIPELINE COMPANY WHILE INFLUENCING PERMITTING PROCESS


Landrieu, who has a history of supporting the oil and gas industry, told an angry crowd of Louisiana residents that pipelines are currently the best way to transport crude oil... READ MORE

12th January, 2018 6538

ANGER AS POLICE KILL TEXAS CHILD


In May, police officers in a Dallas suburb shot and killed Jordan Edwards, a 15-year-old black American, for aggressively reversing towards them... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 5730

GOP KENNEDY MADE LIFE TOUGH FOR A TRUMP JUDICIAL NOMINEE


I'll never criticize you for doing what you think is right,' recalled freshman Sen. John Kennedy of last week's phone conversation... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 0

14 HIGH-PROFILE POLICE-RELATED DEATHS OF U.S. BLACKS


A white former police officer in South Carolina was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for shooting an unarmed black motorist to death in 2015... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 120

Trending News Headlines : Baton Rouge

THEY HATE THE US GOVERNMENT, AND THEY'RE MULTIPLYING


On 20 May 2010, a police officer pulled over a white Ohio minivan on Interstate 40, near West Memphis, Arkansas... READ MORE

17th May, 2017 36494

'CAJUN NAVY' HEADS TO TEXAS TO AID RESCUES


Harvey 'Cajun Navy' heads to Texas to aid rescues... READ MORE

28th August, 2017 21881

AMID 'RIGGED' ELECTION CHARGES, RUSSIA WANTS TO MONITOR U.S. VOTE


Post to Facebook Amid 'rigged' election charges, Russia wants to monitor U.S. vote The State Department and states flatly rejected Russian bid to oversee voting... READ MORE

20th October, 2016 21209

EXCLUSIVE: LORETTA LYNCH SAYS POLICE ISSUES ARE THIS ERAS CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE


But her legacy will likely be defined by the Justice Department's aggressive oversight of more than two dozen police agencies across the country... READ MORE

16th January, 2017 13756

TRUMP DOESN'T SEEM TO LIKE 'PERSON OF THE YEAR' LABEL


WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump isn't entirely comfortable with being Time magazine's Person of the Year... READ MORE

10th December, 2016 12486

2 'FAITHLESS ELECTORS' VOTED AGAINST TRUMP, AT LEAST 4 VOTED AGAINST HILLARY CLINTON


Some Democrats have argued that the Electoral College is undemocratic because it gives more weight to less populated states... READ MORE

19th December, 2016 10596

ANHEUSER-BUSCH PAUSES MAKING BEER TO SEND WATER TO HARVEY VICTIMS


A Missouri-based brewery is swapping out their beer for water, sending 155,000 cans to Harvey victims in Louisiana and Texas... READ MORE

30th August, 2017 6018

TRUMP WANTS TO DOWNPLAY GLOBAL WARMING. LOUISIANA WON'T LET HIM


We're trying to make the best decisions for the most people, said Haase, adding that Louisiana's strategy could become a model for other states... READ MORE

26th January, 2017 4866

AMERICA IS FALLING BEHIND BUT CALIFORNIA IS DOING JUST FINE


San Jose, Calif. Provo, Utah and Seattle top a new list of America's 100 most populous cities ranked by their performance across ambitious United Nations standards... READ MORE

10th August, 2017 4732

PROTESTS ESCALATE OVER LOUISIANA PIPELINE BY COMPANY BEHIND DAKOTA ACCESS


Louisiana residents are starting to get involved in environmental issues and are making themselves heard about the disputed Bayou Bridge pipeline... READ MORE

15th January, 2017 3482

LOUISIANA FLOODING DEATH TOLL AT 7 AS MORE EVACUATE


Parts of Airline Highway were underwater as a result of rain and heavy flooding throughout the southeast Louisiana... READ MORE

16th August, 2016 2807

AMERICA'S REAL HATE CRIME EPIDEMIC IS KILLING COPS


And just 10 days before that, five Dallas cops working a protest against police shootings were themselves killed by a gunman... READ MORE

22nd November, 2016 2685

SOMETIMES IT TAKES AN OUTSIDER TO CRYSTALLIZE AMERICA'S ENDURING RACISM


Officials doing in other countries, Maina Kiai visited the United States' most restive places, seeking insight on the conditions that prevent peace... READ MORE

1st August, 2016 2278

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S JUSTICE DEPT. COULD SEE LESS SCRUTINY OF POLICE, MORE SURVEILLANCE OF MUSLIMS


In recent months, the Justice Department has opened investigations of fatal police shootings in Baton Rouge and Tulsa... READ MORE

10th November, 2016 2086

MICHAEL SLAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING OF WALTER SCOTT


The plea from Michael Slager, 35, came five months after a jury deadlocked on state murder charges against him in the 2015 shooting of Walter Scott... READ MORE

3rd May, 2017 1993

BLACK LIVES MATTER: THE LIGHTING OF AMERICA'S FUSE WAS ALL CAUGHT ON VIDEO


Back in Chicago, police union president Angelo leans back amid years of police mementos and grip-and-grin photos... READ MORE

26th October, 2016 1980

THE MOMENT A US FATHER HEARS HIS DEAD DAUGHTER'S HEARTBEAT


Bill Conner heard the heartbeat after cycling hundreds of miles from his home in Wisconsin to Baton Rouge, Louisiana... READ MORE

22nd June, 2017 1188

DISASTERS LIKE LOUISIANA FLOODS WILL WORSEN AS PLANET WARMS, SCIENTISTS WARN


Assuming we don't change our ways, warming is a virtual certainty and increased water vapor is virtual certainty, Kunkel said... READ MORE

16th August, 2016 1010

SHERIFF DAVID CLARKE BLAMES 'TRIBAL BEHAVIOR'


Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has won legions of supporters on the right with his frequent commentary that slams Black Lives Matter and other liberal groups... READ MORE

16th August, 2016 939

'NO CHARGES' FOR POLICE OVER BLACK MAN'S KILLING


Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, who called the video footage disturbing called for a federal investigation into Sterling's death... READ MORE

3rd May, 2017 893

SESSIONS CHOOSES 12 CITIES TO RECEIVE MORE MANPOWER TO FIGHT CRIME


The 12 chosen cities will not receive more money from the Justice Department... READ MORE

20th June, 2017 871

RUSSIA PLANNING TO SEND MONITORS TO US ON ELECTION DAY AFTER 'RIGGED' CLAIMS


The United States often sends monitors to observe elections in other countries with a history of voter fraud... READ MORE

23rd October, 2016 833

SESSIONS FOLLOWS THE OBAMA SCRIPT ON PROSECUTING COPS, BUT NOT ON POLICE REFORM


When the Justice Department announced this week that it would not charge the officers involved in the death of Alton Sterling, officials used a familiar script... READ MORE

6th May, 2017 679

MILLIONS OF WILD PIGS RUN AMOK IN US


In Louisiana alone more than 500,000 of the feral hogs are thought to be on the loose... READ MORE

11th September, 2016 655

RECORD NUMBER OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTERS DEFECT AS DONALD TRUMP IS OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED AS 45TH PRESIDENT


With all states voting, Mr Trump finished with 304 votes and Clinton had 227... READ MORE

20th December, 2016 581

HARVEY COMES ASHORE AGAIN, NOW IN LOUISIANA


Harvey's devastating flooding brought back tough memories in New Orleans as Tuesday marked the 12th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina... READ MORE

30th August, 2017 542

BLAMING BLACK LIVES MATTER MISSES THE POINT


Black Lives Matter activists have never been anti-police, anti-white, or anti-government... READ MORE

5th August, 2016 515

FIRST HARVEY, NOW IRMA: HOW BACK-TO-BACK DISASTERS COULD DRAIN FEMA EVEN AFTER $7.4B TOP-UP


First Harvey, now Irma How back-to-back disasters could drain FEMA even after 7.4B top-up... READ MORE

9th September, 2017 435

TRUMP OFF TO A STRONG START IN ELECTORAL COLLEGE


The protesters, however, were unlikely to persuade the Electoral College to dump Trump... READ MORE

19th December, 2016 380

STARTUP'S TIES TO KUSHNERS CAME WITH BENEFITS, UNTIL IT GOT COMPLICATED


The investment increases Cadre's valuation to more than 800 million, said a person familiar with the matter... READ MORE

6th June, 2017 371


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