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Republican National Convention in New Orleans? City is being considered for event’s biggest night

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Dead zone prediction: Larger than average; not near record

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Louisiana gambling board chairman removed by state Senate

Tropical storm kills 17 in El Salvador and Guatemala

Vehicles stand damaged by the Acelhuate River after a flash flood at a neighborhood in San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday, May 31, 2020. According to the Ministry of the Interior, at least seven people died across the country after two days of heavy rains. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

Fort Lauderdale police officer suspended for pushing kneeling woman

Protesters cross over a barricade as they march in front of the Federal Detention Center, in the death of George Lloyd, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Civil unrest could influence Biden’s search for running mate

FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to members of the press at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The police killing of George Floyd and the civil and political unrest that’s rocked the nation in the week since has the potential to reshape Joe Biden’s vice-presidential selection process. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Louisiana lawmakers finishing regular session without budget

Putin sets July 1 for vote to extend his rule for years

Russian President Vladimir Putin, attends a meeting via teleconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 1, 2020. Putin set a nationwide vote on constitutional amendments allowing him to extend his rule for July 1. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Many states scrambling to update hurricane plans for virus

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2019, file photo, an evacuee lies on a cot at an evacuation shelter for people with special needs, in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, at Dr. David L. Anderson Middle School in Stuart, Fla. Local officials across the South are still scurrying to fix their hurricane evacuation and sheltering plans because of changes needed due to coronavirus and a cratering economy. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Bills aimed at easing criminal reentry sent to Louisiana governor