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August 23, 2020
Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura are threateni the Caribbean and U.S. Gulf Coast. The storms are also expected to…
August 22, 2020
In a recorded video that quickly went viral, Treyford Pellerin is seen being shot by police as he attempted to…
August 6, 2020
Mondaire Jones, Adrian Perkins and Ritchie Torres are following in the footsteps of a shortlist of Black Americans elected to…
Justice Bernette Johnson theGrio.com
August 5, 2020
A Black man who was convicted of trying to steal a pair of hedge clippers in Louisiana will not have…
Tre'mall McGee theGrio.com
July 17, 2020
A boy in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana was the victim of a police shooting, but that information was not disclosed to…
July 17, 2020
A Louisiana man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly plowed his car into a police officer who asked him…
June 22, 2020
St. James Parish earned the nickname "Cancer Alley" because of air pollution, but since the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also…
June 19, 2020
After a coroner ruled Keeven Robinson’s death a homicide in 2018, all four officers involved in the incident, remain employed…
June 19, 2020
Rapper Hurricane Chris was arrested and booked for second-degree murder after police say he shot and killed a man in…
June 3, 2020
Drew Brees, the quarterback of the New Orleans Saints, said he didn't agree with 'disrespecting the flag' if NFL anthem…
May 28, 2020
Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was denied a relase from a federal prison in Louisiana despite a COVID-19 outbreak there.
May 23, 2020
A Louisiana teacher and her law enforcement husband have four separate lawsuits against them for allegedly providing tainted treats to…
May 23, 2020
The new season of NBC's "America's Got Talent" won't premiere until Tuesday, but one contestant is already making eyes watery.
April 25, 2020
In New Orleans, one of the most affected cities, the pandemic has put a hold on one of the city's…
April 24, 2020
In an interview with theGrio, Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot says she wants to remind Americans of the millions who…
Hospital bed theGrio.com
April 7, 2020
More than 70 percent of Louisianans who have died from COVID-19 are African-American, and the leading underlying issue is hypertension.
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March 29, 2020
La. Gov. John Bel Edwards said of April Dunn: "She lived her life to the fullest and improved the lives…
March 18, 2020
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is under fire over a viral video that appears to show a police officer planting…
March 16, 2020
Ives Green, a 58-year-old runner, and award-winning Special Olympics athlete, became the first person in Louisiana to succumb to the…
March 13, 2020
Louisiana has become the first state to postpone its presidential primaries due to pandemonium surrounding the coronavirus