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Cleo Fields, Troy Carter, Donald Trump, Jeff Landry, theGrio.com
April 30, 2026
"This is bigger than Louisiana. This is bigger than the Congressional Black Caucus. This is about our democracy," says U.S.…
This microscope photo provided on Oct. 25, 2023, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows crescent-shaped red blood cells from a sickle cell disease patient in 1972. (Dr. F. Gilbert/CDC via AP, File ) theGrio.com
April 29, 2026
As early results show promise, the 23-year-old hopes the treatment could finally clear a path toward his dream of becoming…
Shreveport, Louisiana, theGrio.com
April 20, 2026
Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor delivered a tearful plea to the community as she struggled to comprehend the tragic murders.
April 14, 2026
Chemicals used to sterilize lifesaving medical equipment are linked to cancer, and Black communities are bearing the cost.
Louisiana, Louisiana State Police, Use Of Force
January 14, 2026
A new study reveals Louisiana State Police troopers used force against Black people at a rate far greater than the…
Erie Moore Sr., Catherine Moore
October 25, 2025
Attorneys representing Erie Moore Sr.’s family say they believe the verdict handed down is among the highest ever for an…
Louisiana, Gov. Jeff Landry, theGrio.com
September 30, 2025
Gov. Jeff Landry said his request “builds on the proven success” of deployments to Washington and Memphis.
louisiana Meta, Louisiana data center, meta data center, theGrio.com
September 25, 2025
Meta is building one of the world's largest data centers, a $10 billion behemoth as big as 70 football fields…
August 15, 2025
Louisiana AG accuses Roblox of enabling an unsafe environment for children, citing cases of predators targeting minors on the platform.
thegrio, Alexus Lee, JR Collins, Louisiana
May 22, 2025
An absolute tragedy befell one family where two parents of a 4-year-old both died in separate car crashes on the…
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May 20, 2025
For some, it was a moment to celebrate what they saw as centuries-deferred vengeance for enslaved ancestors.
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May 11, 2025
Falsely imprisoned for 22 years, Jermaine Hudson now fights alongside his accuser ta powerful story of justice and redemption.
Environmental Racism Lawsuit New Orleans, St. James Parish Council Lawsuit New Orleans, New Orleans environmental racism case theGrio.com
April 10, 2025
A federal appeals court says a civil rights lawsuit against St. James Parish over alleged racial discrimination in Louisiana’s "Cancer…
Boosie Badazz, theGrio.com
March 25, 2025
The rapper claims he was trying to help the family of Caleb Wilson and did not use his death to…
thegrio, louisiana, death penalty, nitrogen, Jessie Hoffman, Jr.
March 19, 2025
Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put a man to death Tuesday, in the first state execution after a 15-year hiatus.
Louisiana state Sen. Cleo Fields, TheGrio.com
July 18, 2024
State Sen. Cleo Fields and two other Black men turned out on the first of three days for candidates to…
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Gary “Stitch” Guillory, miracle baby, baby found roadside, Lake Charles, theGrio.com
July 11, 2024
A Louisiana sheriff says a year-old “miracle baby” survived days of sometimes stormy weather before a truck driver saw him…
June 20, 2024
Not long after the bill was signed into law, organizations that want to keep religion out of government promised to…
March 30, 2024
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has asked a federal judge to restore his rights to carry a gun and…
March 24, 2024
Democratic candidate Henry Whitehorn got 53% of the vote in Saturday’s election in northwest Louisiana’s Caddo Parish.