Tag Archives: Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Eight recently passed bills, including legislation that will treat all 17-year-olds who commit crimes as adults and harsher penalties for carjackings, were signed by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. Spurred by violent crime in Louisiana cities and a new tough-on-crime governor, the GOP-dominated Legislature gathered for a two-week special session last month to address …

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Bidding to resume Louisiana executions after a 14-year pause, the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature gave final passage to a bill Thursday to add electrocution and the use of nitrogen gas as means of administering the death penalty. The legislation comes one day after the country’s most recent execution in Texas and a failed attempt in Idaho, …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Troy Trojans (19-10, 12-4 Sun Belt) at Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (17-12, 9-7 Sun Belt) Lafayette, Louisiana; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Troy faces the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. RUSTON, La. (AP) — Terri Miller Jr.’s 17 points helped Louisiana Tech defeat Jacksonville State 63-58 on Thursday night. Miller shot 7 of 9 from the field and …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Jacksonville State Gamecocks (12-13, 4-6 CUSA) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (16-8, 6-3 CUSA) Ruston, Louisiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -10.5; over/under is 130.5 BOTTOM …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. SE Louisiana Lions (10-13, 5-5 Southland) at Northwestern State Demons (6-17, 4-6 Southland) Natchitoches, Louisiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lions -1; over/under is 135.5 BOTTOM …

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces have arrested a 46-year-old Palestinian-American woman after breaking into her home and pulling her from her bed in the occupied West Bank, her family said Tuesday, saying they had no idea where she was nearly two days after she was detained. News of the arrest came just ahead of Secretary of State Antony …