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Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and is expected to reach hurricane status on Tuesday before reaching landfall in Louisiana

Hurricane warnings have been issued for much of the Louisiana coastline with a forecast of heavy rain, strong winds and a severe storm surge, with landfall expected on Wednesday. The US National Hurricane Center on Monday said Tropical Storm Francine was “expected to become a hurricane soon”.

Judge pushed enactment of law to display religious code until November in response to parents’ suit

Kristie Thibodeaux’s gunfire death made news first because it happened in New Orleans’ famous French Quarter

From banning buses to masks to talking about slavery, here are some of the whackiest and most terrifying state laws being pushed in recent years

As a legal battle ensues over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of exactly how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain unclear

Louisiana passed a law requiring all state-funded schools to display the biblical Ten Commandments, prompting lawsuits.

The controversial law marks the first such requirement since the Supreme Court declared similar mandates unconstitutional over 40 years ago.

Civil liberties groups challenge Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments display in public schools, citing First Amendment concerns.