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Louisiana is a state in the Deep South region of the South Central United States. It is the 19th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties. The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.

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Severe storms ravage North Texas [NFA] Powerful storms swept through North Texas on Tuesday night, leaving a trail of destruction. This report produced by Yahaira Jacquez. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 00:57Published 1 week ago

Louisiana braces for sixth tropical cyclone this year Moving at 20 miles per hour Hurricane Zeta is expected to race across the southeast corner of the state, sweeping across the U.S. southeast and reach mid-Atlantic states by Thursday. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:10Published on October 29, 2020

Zeta weakens to a tropical storm Hurricane Zeta, the third storm of its size to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, is now a tropical storm. Bryan Wood reports. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:10Published on October 29, 2020

How A Louisiana Priest Defiled An Altar So Badly It Had To Be Burned A Catholic church's altar in Pearl River, Louisiana, has been ceremonially burned after church officials deemed it had been irreparably defiled and desecrated. The same church, in Pearl River,.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:39Published on October 10, 2020

A bird's-eye view of Delta storm damage Drone footage taken Saturday (Oct 10th) showed the damaged caused by Hurricane Delta before it weakened, as it flooded streets in southwest Louisiana, a section of the state battered weeks ago by.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:21Published on October 10, 2020

Delta leaves soggy mess in storm-battered Louisiana Hundreds of thousands of residents in Louisiana were left without power while homes that took a beating just weeks ago from Hurricane Laura were now damaged further on Friday from Hurricane Delta... Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:03Published on October 10, 2020

USA: Debris litters the ground after Hurricane Delta hits Louisiana Louisiana residents emerged have begun to assess the damage caused by the second devastating storm to rage in two months.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published on October 10, 2020

Hurricane Delta weakens after making landfall Hurricane Delta weakened steadily on Friday after churning into a corner of southwestern Louisiana repeatedly battered by storms this year, sending residents scurrying out of harm's way and disrupting.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:49Published on October 10, 2020

Hurricane Delta Makes Landfall In Louisiana Hurricane Delta made landfall in the southwestern region of Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Friday. The center of the hurricane reached land about 6 p.m. near the town of Creole with top winds of 100.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:31Published on October 10, 2020

Louisiana prepares for Hurricane Delta The streets of southwest Louisiana were deserted as a powerful Hurricane Delta approached, threatening to add misery to people struggling to recover from the damage inflicted by a hurricane less than.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:17Published on October 9, 2020

Hurricane Delta slams into Mexico near Cancun Hurricane Delta rapidly lost strength before landfall near top Caribbean getaway Cancun on Wednesday, potentially saving the area's hotels, condos and Mayan indigenous villages from an onslaught.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:02Published on October 7, 2020

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NBA YoungBoy Arrested on Drug Charges in Louisiana NBA YoungBoy was sitting in a jail cell this week after getting arrested for drugs in his Louisiana hometown. The rapper was booked Monday night by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office on 3.. TMZ.com - Published on September 29, 2020
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Trump Tells Lake Charles Officials to Sell His Autograph on eBay, $10k President Trump's trip to hurricane-ravaged Louisiana capped off with an unseemly sight -- him handing out his autograph to city officials ... telling them to sell it for $10k a pop. DT flew down to.. TMZ.com - Published on August 29, 2020
Weather Channel Reporters Battered by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana Weather Channel reporters take their job seriously ... maybe too seriously, 'cause they were seriously in danger while reporting from the eye of Hurricane Laura, and this intense video proves it. A.. TMZ.com - Published on August 27, 2020
Police Use Flash-Bang Explosives Against Protesters Over Gas Station Shooting Cops fired flash-bang explosives into a crowd of protesters Saturday night in Lafayette, Louisiana ... this after Trayford Pellerin died being shot 11 times at a gas station. The protest/vigil was held.. TMZ.com - Published on August 23, 2020

Police Shoot and Kill Black Man As He Walks Away From Them A Black man was fatally shot and killed by cops -- shot 11 times -- as he walked away from them, and it was all caught on video. The man was at a gas station in Lafayette, Louisiana when someone called.. TMZ.com - Published on August 22, 2020
Giant Alligator Steals Golf Ball on Louisiana Course, Play It Where It Lies!!! BE HONEST -- would you try to get your ball back if a giant alligator tried to steal it off a golf course?!!? HELL NO, RIGHT!? That's the question some golfers in Louisiana had to ask themselves after.. TMZ.com - Published on August 20, 2020
Boosie Badazz Rants at Mark Zuckerberg Over Instagram Account Ban Here's Boosie Badazz going on a hilarious rant about getting banned from Instagram, and he wants action right now from Mark Zuckerberg ... if he could just get his name right. The Louisiana rapper is.. TMZ.com - Published on August 13, 2020
Louisiana Woman Witnesses Lightning Strike Demolish Tree, Caught on Video A Louisiana woman's lucky to be alive after a frightening encounter with mother nature when a lightning strike obliterated a tree, sending thousands of pieces flying ... and it was all caught on video... TMZ.com - Published on August 10, 2020

Libertarian Candidate Jo Jorgensen Bitten By Bat, Requires Rabies Shots The Libertarian Party's candidate for President has been sidelined .... 'cause she was bit by a bat. Jo Jorgensen had a rally scheduled in Louisiana but she had to cancel, because somewhere on the.. TMZ.com - Published on August 8, 2020
Uber's challenge to balance driver safety with customer privacy Margaret Bordelon can still feel the hands of the drunk man who tried to pull her in for a kiss at the end of his Uber ride last September in Lafayette, Louisiana. Reuters - Published on March 10, 2020