Louisiana State Police has agreed to pay the family of Ronald Greene $4.8 million to settle the wrongful death case. The settlement comes almost seven years to the day after a group of white troopers fatally beat Greene, who was Black, during a traffic stop in Union Parish. Legal analyst Franz Borghardt says given the ...

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee spent all night debating a new Congressional district map for Louisiana, and after nearly 10 hours the panel approved a map at around 4:30 this morning that has one majority Black district. The committee heard hours of testimony from the public who urged Senators to pass a six-...

We've known for a while that the Saints will be playing a game in Paris this season. Now, we know the date and their opponent - October 25th against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jeff Duncan, who covers the Saints for The Advocate and NOLA.com, says everyone thought that their opponent would be the Browns, but the NFL had o...

News of three people on a cruise ship dying from the Hantavirus and several others infected has some people worried about the possibility of another pandemic. LSU Health New Orleans infectious disease expert Dr. Fred Lopez says Hantavirus is not nearly as contagious as other viruses. "COVID-19, although not as con...

New Orleans Senator Gary Carter is no longer on the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee after his heated exchange with West Monroe Senator Jay Morris. Carter's emotions boiled as he questioned Morris about his intentions with legislation that he believes is attempting to remove Black people from political office. Sen...