Louisiana’s abortion ban is back in effect after a New Orleans judge refused to extend a temporary restraining order that allowed the procedures to continue for a short time. Rape and incest are not exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban, but there are a few exceptions, including cases where the mother’s life is in danger. New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman is a pro-choice advocate…
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State Police is investigating two separate car crashes that killed five people on Sunday on the Northshore. A head-on crash killed two people in Lacombe yesterday morning and three people died in a single-vehicle crash in Franklinton. L-S-P Sergeant Dustin Dwight says speed and impairment were factors in both wrecks…

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The National Hurricane Center is watching what may develop in the northern gulf coast a weakening front is expected to park offshore and develop into a surface trough.  LRN’s John Weatherbee has more…

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The man convicted of killing LSU basketball player Wayde Sims was found dead in his prison cell last night. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office says Dyteon  Simpson was found unresponsive just before 8 PM. Medics rendered aid, but the 23-year-old was pronounced dead, and a preliminary toxicology report came back positive for Fentanyl.