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Louisiana abduction rescue thegrio.com
February 10, 2021
Louisiana sanitation workers are happy to have rescued a little girl who had been abducted earlier that same day.
February 10, 2021
A Louisiana woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with the disappearance and death late last year of a Black teen.
February 9, 2021
Tessica Brown went viral after spraying Gorilla Glue in her hair. Now the 40-year-old reportedly plans to sue the spray…
Brittany Cormier thegrio.com
February 4, 2021
Brittany Cormier's brother hired two men to allegedly kill his niece because she was due to testify against him in…
Capitol Trump thegrio.com
February 2, 2021
Although their protest was against the results, alleged participants in the Capitol riots did not exercise their right this past…
January 29, 2021
Black deputy not allowed to be buried in Oaklin Springs Cemetery due to race. Reports show its contracts had not…
December 29, 2020
Luke Letlow, Louisiana's newest Republican member of the U.S. House, died Tuesday night from complications related to COVID-19.
December 18, 2020
A Louisiana man who was sentenced to life for selling $20 in marijuana to officers when he was homeless has…
November 17, 2020
Richmond will take over The Office of Public Engagement, which was run by Valerie Jarrett during President Obama's administration.
November 16, 2020
The family of Quawan "Bobby" Charles were joined by activists and community leaders as they marched the streets of Louisiana.
Louisiana doctor Shane McKinney www.theGrio.com
November 12, 2020
A doctor in Louisiana was taken into policy custody and faces a simple battery charge after a racially motivated attack…
November 11, 2020
Quawan 'Bobby' Charles reportedly left home in Baldwin on Oct. 30 with a woman and her 17-year-old son. A drone…
November 3, 2020
A Louisiana man who admitted to burning down three predominantly African American churches was sentenced Monday to 25 years in…
DeRay McKesson thegrio.com
November 2, 2020
The Supreme Court handed a victory to activist DeRay McKesson as it stuck down a ruling that would’ve undermined the…
Louisiana man Fair Wayne Bryant thegrio.com
October 16, 2020
A Black man sentenced to life behind bars in Louisiana for stealing hedge clippers is released after serving 24 years.
Ronald Greene - theGrio.com
October 16, 2020
The family of Ronald Greene's attorney says bodycam footage shows troopers choking, beating and repeatedly jolting him with stun guns.
October 10, 2020
Hurricane Delta inflicted fresh damage in Louisiana along the same path of destruction Hurricane Laura carved just six weeks earlier.
September 22, 2020
A Louisiana state trooper has died following a single-vehicle highway crash that happened just hours after he learned he would…
September 20, 2020
Tropical Storm Beta moved toward the coasts of Texas and Louisiana on Sunday, threatening to bring more rain, wind and…
September 15, 2020
Federal authorities are investigating the death of a Black man during what Louisiana State Police described as a struggle.