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Lizards in New Orleans have highest blood-lead levels ever recorded, study finds
News

Lizards in New Orleans have highest blood-lead levels ever recorded, study finds

  • By EMILY WOODRUFF | Staff writer
  • Updated 14 hrs ago

The brown lizards scampering on New Orleans porches and sunning themselves on sidewalks should be dead by any other standard.

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Rep. Clay Higgins calls for defunding of New Orleans Health Department over vaccine social media post
News

Rep. Clay Higgins calls for defunding of New Orleans Health Department over vaccine social media post

  • By EMILY WOODRUFF | Staff writer
  • Aug 21, 2025

U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Lafayette, said Wednesday he will seek to strip federal funding from the New Orleans Health Department following a social media post about COVID-19 immunizations for children.

What’s behind the surge of flesh-eating bacteria on the Gulf Coast?
News

What’s behind the surge of flesh-eating bacteria on the Gulf Coast?

  • By EMILY WOODRUFF | Staff writer
  • Aug 13, 2025

The Gulf Coast has seen a rise in infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a deadly pathogen found in warm saltwater and raw shellfish known for its ability to rapidly infect and destroy skin and tissue.

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Louisiana has over 10,000 fewer babies than it did a decade ago. What happened?
Business

Louisiana has over 10,000 fewer babies than it did a decade ago. What happened?

  • By EMILY WOODRUFF | Staff writer
  • Aug 4, 2025

For many families in Louisiana, staying close to home was long the norm. Maw Maw and Paw Paw might live just down the street, if not in the same house. "Where’d you go to high school?" is a common introductory question.

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LSU softball pitcher Sydney Berzon credits experience, growth for next level play
LSU

LSU softball pitcher Sydney Berzon credits experience, growth for next level play

  • BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
  • Mar 20, 2025

The 2025 LSU softball team has gotten a lot of attention for its revved up offense and 27-1 start, which has led to a No. 3 ranking in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll.

Olynyk scores season-high 26 points as Pelicans use fourth-quarter surge to beat Jazz 128-121
Pelicans

Olynyk scores season-high 26 points as Pelicans use fourth-quarter surge to beat Jazz 128-121

  • By JOHN COON - Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 2, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY — Kelly Olynyk scored a season-high 26 points and had nine rebounds and the New Orleans Pelicans used a 15-0 fourth-quarter run to defeat the Utah Jazz 128-121 on Sunday night.

Is Grambling a 'steppingstone' job? New coach Mickey Joseph scoffs at the notion.
Sports

Is Grambling a 'steppingstone' job? New coach Mickey Joseph scoffs at the notion.

  • BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
  • Jul 17, 2024

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — At 56 years old, Mickey Joseph has gone from a Parade All-American quarterback to journeyman coach in his career, which inc…

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Every day is a sci-fi matinee at this Louisiana home full of vintage Japanese robots
Entertainment/Life

Every day is a sci-fi matinee at this Louisiana home full of vintage Japanese robots

  • BY ROBIN MILLER | Staff writer
  • Jun 21, 2024

Don't worry about having to memorize the phrase, "Klaatu barada nikto," in Kevin Hardy's house, because Gort isn't there.

'We've been Keith Lee'd': The TikTok critic gave this Louisiana restaurant a gargantuan tip
Food/Restaurants

'We've been Keith Lee'd': The TikTok critic gave this Louisiana restaurant a gargantuan tip

  • BY LAUREN CHERAMIE | Staff writer
  • Jun 13, 2024

For his first food review in Baton Rouge, Keith Lee visited the all-day breakfast and lunch spot Fork N Spoon, which specializes in homestyle,…

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Baton Rouge deputy who was shot is in 'serious but stable' condition. Here's what we know.
Crime/Police

Baton Rouge deputy who was shot is in 'serious but stable' condition. Here's what we know.

  • BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER | Staff writer
  • Jun 6, 2024

Two deputies were shot Thursday morning in a confrontation that left the shooter dead, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said.

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