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August 31, 2021
Louisiana communities are facing the prospect of weeks without electricity in the oppressive, late-summer heat after Hurricane Ida.
August 30, 2021
During this time of instability and uncertainty, we must remember that communities of color are at heightened risk.
August 30, 2021
A fearsome Hurricane Ida left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued Monday.
August 29, 2021
Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., reversing the flow…
August 29, 2021
Daily tallies of new cases in Louisiana went from a few hundred a day through much of the spring to…
Hurricane Ida Louisiana thegrio.com
August 29, 2021
Hurricane Ida rapidly grew in strength early Sunday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane just hours before hitting the Louisiana…
August 28, 2021
Resident of Louisiana are preparing as an intensifying storm, Hurricane Ida, is expected to make landfall on Sunday.
August 25, 2021
Body cam video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times…
August 24, 2021
Demarcus Dunn, an unvaccinated Louisiana police officer, died following complications of COVID-19 a day ahead of his scheduled wedding.
August 23, 2021
Detective Everett Briscoe, a 13-year police veteran, had recently earned his bachelor's degree from Southern University.
August 22, 2021
Louisiana has overwhelmed hospitals, stalled surgeries, lengthy waits for a hospital bed and an ever-increasing death toll from COVID-19.
August 17, 2021
Angelle Mosley's kin hopes her breakthrough case and subsequent death from COVID-19 will still encourage vaccination.
Ossun Elementary School teacher Julie Colley, theGrio.com
August 13, 2021
Julie Colley, an elementary school teacher in Lafayette, used the n-word when commenting in a Facebook group.
August 8, 2021
Jazz Fest celebrates the indigenous music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana. All tickets for will be automatically refunded.
August 1, 2021
Across two federal relief packages from Congress, Louisiana is receiving $550 million to help tenants and landlords.
July 31, 2021
Louisiana-born Ardoin was slated as the Friday headliner, with Lil Nate and the Zydeco Big Timers scheduled to perform Saturday…
July 31, 2021
Louisiana to end jail time for most weed possessions, add new requirements for abortion pill and restrict police chokehold restraints.
Dezmon Hamilton thegrio.com
July 22, 2021
Tragedy struck a Louisiana family Sunday morning when a teen broke into the home and fatally shot a father of…
July 18, 2021
Spectators cheered Saturday as a Confederate general statue was hoisted and removed from a pedestal where it stood for 99…
July 9, 2021
Avant-garde, 14, America's brand-new, home-schooled spelling bee champ, has got the esteemed giving her all the social-media flowers.