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Hurricane Ida moves toward the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana as a potential Category 4, after impacting Cuba yesterday. The storm is strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to reach New Orleans on Sunday. Mayor LaToya Cantrell orders centralized evacuations in the city.
2021-08-28

Louisiana reports their first case of the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the Greater New Orleans area.
2021-01-16

Multiple tornadoes tear through New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and other parts of southeastern Louisiana, injuring at least 20 people; no deaths have been reported. The severe weather also delivers heavy rain and hail in Mississippi and Alabama.
2017-02-7

The U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans, Louisiana, in a 2-1 decision, upholds a lower court’s injunction that blocks implementation of an Executive order to shield from deportation millions of undocumented immigrants who entered the United States as children. The White House is considering an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
2015-11-9

Although he is currently still being held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Los Angeles prosecutors formally charge Robert Durst with the murder of his former friend Susan Berman covered in the HBO documentary miniseries "The Jinx".
2015-03-16

Nineteen people are injured during a shooting at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
2013-05-12

Four people are wounded after a shooting in Bourbon Street, New Orleans, United States, while it was crowded with party-goers and people setting up for Mardi Gras parades.
2013-02-9

Ray Nagin, the former Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, is indicted on 21 different counts including fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, bribery, and tax evasion.
2013-01-18

A possible tornado hits an automotive plant in Hopkinsville, Kentucky near Nashville, injuring seven people. [https:--web.archive.org-web-20110928120925-http:--www.lex18.com-news-seven-reportedly-hurt-at-hopkinsville-plant ("LEX18")]Storms kill eight people in Northern Georgia, one in Mississippi and another in Tennessee. [https:--www.reuters.com-article-2011-04-05-us-weather-deaths-idUSTRE7343R820110405?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews (Reuters)] [http:--www.11alive.com-news-article-185683-3-Atlanta-storms-spawn-possible-Gilmer-County-tornado-kill-8-people ("11 Alive")]date=August 2019 Two tornadoes pass through Nashville, Tennessee. [http:--www.tennessean.com-article-20110405-NEWS21-104050326--1-MTCN06-Storms-leave-trail-fear-damage-across-much-TN (The Tennessean)] [http:--www.huffingtonpost.com-2011-04-04-nashville-tornado-tennessee_n_844651.html ("Huffington Post")]Some damage is reported in Louisiana, near New Orleans. [https:--web.archive.org-web-20120308221351-http:--www.wdsu.com-r-27371422-detail.html (WDSU)]A record number of American storm reports in a 24-hour period is set, likely in part due to increased reporting. [http:--www.theweatherspace.com-news-TWS-04_05_2011_mondayreports.html ("The Weather Space")]Storms kill eight people in Northern Georgia, one in Mississippi and another in Tennessee. [https:--www.reuters.com-article-2011-04-05-us-weather-deaths-idUSTRE7343R820110405?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews (Reuters)] [http:--www.11alive.com-news-article-185683-3-Atlanta-storms-spawn-possible-Gilmer-County-tornado-kill-8-people ("11 Alive")]date=August 2019
2011-04-4

The state of Louisiana reports 162 cases of oil-spill related illnesses to date, 128 of those among workers in the Gulf of Mexico, as concern over petroleum-related air pollution also grows.
2010-06-28