Louisiana
Oil producers evacuate US Gulf of Mexico platforms as tropical storm brews
Chevron Corp and Murphy Oil Corp on Saturday started removing workers from offshore oil and gas platforms
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Louisiana Guv declares emergency as state prepares for Tropical Storm Sally
Louisiana Governor John Bel has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Sally moved into the Gulf of Mexico."Today, I declared a State of Emergency in advance of Tropical Storm Sally, which is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane that could impact Louisiana as early as Monday morning," Bel wrote on Twitter on Saturday."This, when combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, can make us all weary. I implore Louisianans to take their preparations seriously," the governor added in a separate tweet.Tropical Storm Sally brought heavy rain and winds to Florida on Saturday.According to the US National Hurricane Center, Sally will strengthen to a hurricane by Monday afternoon, but will weaken back to a tropical storm while moving inland over Louisiana and Mississippi on Wednesday.
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Trump visits hurricane-hit states, approves disaster declaration to help
During Trump's visit, Texas Governor Greg Abbott told him that: "You have been there for us every step of the way, helping us. Never have I seen such a swift response to a request"
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Louisiana begins cleanup as Hurricane Laura leaves behind death and damage
The U.S. toll from the Category 4 hurricane rose to 16 deaths, with more than half of those killed by carbon monoxide poisoning
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Texas, Louisiana brace for Hurricane Laura; 500,000 ordered to evacuate
As Hurricane Laura hurtled towards the US, more than half a million people have been ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts, in the largest evacuation in the country during the pandemic
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Protests erupt over video of fatal police shooting of black man in US
The shooting Friday night was captured on video, and the state ACLU condemned what it described as a horrific and deadly incident of police violence against a Black person
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New York sees glimmer of progress against coronavirus, New Orleans worsens
The rate of hospitalizations in New York has slowed in recent days, Cuomo said, with numbers he called "almost too good to be true." But he said much more work needed to be done
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2-year-old shoots 1-year-old in the face in a car in Louisiana
Baton Rouge police say a 2-year-old shot a 1-year-old sibling in the face inside a parked car in north Baton Rouge, leaving the infant in serious condition
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