Louisiana

In a historic ruling with major implications for Louisiana's energy sector and environmental restoration, a jury in Plaquemines Parish on Friday ordered Chevron to pay $744 million in damages for its role in coastal wetlands destruction. The verdict is the first of 42 lawsuits filed since 2013 by coastal Louisiana parishes targeting decades of alleged environmental violations by oil and gas companies.

Authorities in Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes have arrested multiple individuals linked to the Motion Gang, a local group involved in drug trafficking and violent crimes.

Hyundai Motor Group has announced a $20 billion investment in the United States, including a $5.8 billion steel plant in Louisiana.

U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr visited the Covington headquarters of Globalstar.

Dr. Kerry Sterling, a local physician, has been arrested in northeast Louisiana after allegedly attempting to help his sister, Kyana Traylor, remove her court-ordered ankle monitor.

A federal judge has temporarily halted Louisiana’s planned execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman, ruling that the state’s use of nitrogen hypoxia poses a substantial risk of extreme psychological suffering.

For the first time since 2010, Louisiana is preparing to carry out an execution.

The Louisiana Department of Health announced that it will no longer promote mass vaccination campaigns.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R) signed an extradition warrant for a New York doctor providing abortion-inducing drugs to a Louisiana resident.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced Monday that the state will begin using nitrogen gas as an execution method, following Alabama’s implementation of the practice last year.