July 2021

To the birds: Louisiana looks for best birding spots

BATON ROUGE (AP) — The state of Louisiana is asking residents for the best places to go birdwatching.

One quarter of JDP residents vaccinated

Just over a quarter of parish residents have received their COVID-19 vaccine.

Video review shows victim treated without delay for TV show

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Accusations that paramedics delayed treatment of a New Orleans accident victim to accommodate a reality TV show’s crew have been proven false, according to New Orleans’ Emergency Medical Service.

Police: Baby found dead in New Orleans was stabbed

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A baby found dead Saturday evening in New Orleans had been stabbed, police said.

Police: Officer, suspect die after Louisiana gun battle

DOYLINE (AP) — Authorities say a north Louisiana police officer was fatally shot and a suspect in his death also died following exchanges of gunfire Saturday evening.

Final parade: Ex-Gov. Edwards carried to funeral site

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Bagpipes played as an honor guard carried the flagdraped casket bearing the body of former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards down the steps of Louisiana’s towering state Capitol Sunday and loaded it onto a horsedrawn carriage for transport to his funeral site.

Confederate monument removed from Lafayette City Hall

LAFAYETTE (AP) — Spectators cheered Saturday as a stone statue of a Confederate general was hoisted by a crane and removed from a pedestal where it stood for 99 years in front of a city hall in south Louisiana.

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Welsh alumni players enjoyed a friendly game this weekend.

Size of Oregon wildfire underscores vastness of US West

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The monstrous wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared with much smaller blazes in densely populated areas of California.

La. heads into historic veto session with uncertainty

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Ahead of the opening of an unprecedented veto override session, Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder said Monday he’s “comfortable 100%” that his chamber has the votes to overturn Gov. John Bel Edwards’ rejection of a bill to ban transgender girls from school sports.