A preschool classroom is shaken by loss after a mass killing in Louisiana

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A school bus passes the house where 8 children were killed during a mass shooting the day before in Shreveport, La., Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)2026-04-20T23:55:39Z Teacher Angela Hall always starts the day gathering her preschool students in a circle in their Shreveport, Louisiana, classroom. The kids giggle. They share. And they look…

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Deadly domestic violence cases stir calls for more prevention resources for Black communities

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A man lights a candle during a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting earlier in the day, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Shreveport, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)2026-04-21T04:05:02Z Two headline-grabbing, deadly domestic violence cases, one in Louisiana and the other in Virginia targeting Black mothers, have sparked a national conversation about domestic violence…

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What to know about a Louisiana father fatally shooting 8 children, including his own

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A person leaves a gift at a makeshift memorial on the front lawn of the home where children were killed during a mass shooting the day before in Shreveport, La., Monday, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)2026-04-20T22:12:37Z SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, and shot…

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Man kills 8 children and shoots his wife and another woman in Shreveport, Louisiana

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A man holds a candle during a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting earlier in the day, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Shreveport, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)2026-04-20T05:58:13Z SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A man killed eight children, including seven of his own, and shot two women in an attack in a Shreveport, Louisiana,…

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Louisiana’s crawfish industry feels the pinch of limits on foreign workers

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Juan Antonio harvests crawfish traps in a crawfish pond in Crowley, La., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)2026-03-26T04:02:27Z CROWLEY, La. (AP) — Spring is peak season in Louisiana for crawfish, the hard-shelled star of outdoor parties. But a shortage of foreign workers is dampening the mood. Deep in Louisiana’s bayous, where crawfish production is…

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