Hundreds of students petition Walker High School over ‘natural’ hair color policy
Students started an online petition after the Livingston Parish high school posted a "natural hair color notice" on social media Wednesday.
Bessent says US-Europe relations have ‘never been closer’ despite Greenland crisis
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said America’s relations with Europe remain strong despite tensions driven by the Trump administration’s new tariff threats over Greenland.
After decades of effort, a Baton Rouge-area flood control canal could be complete in 2 years
The Comite River Diversion Canal has been under construction for more than six years but should be done by mid-2028, officials say.
Years after Hurricanes Laura and Ida, Louisiana’s billion dollar recovery program will soon end
“We’ve learned a lot,” said State Rep. Jerome “Zee” Zeringue, R-Houma, who chairs a House panel on disaster recovery. “We definitely shouldn’t replicate Restore, but Restore established a precedent and a process that we learned from.”
Israeli crews begin bulldozing UNRWA headquarters in east Jerusalem
Israeli crews have started bulldozing a United Nations headquarters in east Jerusalem. Israel's government is tightening restrictions on humanitarian groups aiding Palestinians.
Bessent says US-Europe relations have ‘never been closer’ despite Greenland crisis
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says America’s relations with Europe remain strong. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, he urged trading partners to “take a deep breath” and let tensions driven by the Trump administration’s new tariff thr
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.
Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he’ll make housing more affordable
On the anniversary of his inauguration, President Donald Trump is heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos, an annual gathering of the global elite.
Shares in Asia track European markets lower on concern over Trump’s push on Greenland
Asian shares are trading mostly lower after U.S. markets were closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday.
Police search for suspect in the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife
An Indiana state court judge and his wife are in stable condition after being shot in their Lafayette home