Sara Cline

  • Tropical storm Francine, expected to become a hurricane, heading toward the US Gulf CoastEnvironment

    Francine is expected to become a hurricane and hit the US Gulf Coast in the next 24 hours

    By Sara Cline, Jamie Stengle, and others
  • Workers repaint a Ten Commandments billboard off of Interstate 71 on Election Day near Chenoweth, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.Politics

    To ‘respect the rule of law,’ Louisiana governor signs law requiring all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

    By Sara Cline and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Abortion-rights activists holds a signs as they protest outside of the Supreme Court during a rally, March 26, 2024, in Washington. Louisiana lawmakers have approved a first-of-its-kind bill that would classify two abortion-inducing drugs as a controlled and dangerous substance. The final Senate vote Thursday, May 23, 2024, came despite widespread criticism from doctors, who note that the drugs have other critical reproductive health care uses. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)Health

    Louisiana legislature approves bill that would punish the possession of abortion pills without a prescription with hefty fines and jail time

    By Sara Cline and The Associated Press
  • Jeff LandryEnvironment

    As Louisiana reels from $140 million loss on massive crawfish shortage, governor declares disaster over ‘our way of life’

    By Sara Cline and The Associated Press
  • Kim Dillon, manager at Ben & Ben Becnel, Inc. shows a cluster of unripe oranges in one of their groves in Plaquemines Parish, La., Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Citrus farmers in the southeast corner of Louisiana are scrambling to protect and save their crops from salt water, which for months has polluted the fresh water they use for irrigation. A mass flow of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico continues to creep up the Mississippi river and threaten Louisiana communities water used for drinking, cooking and agriculture. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Environment

    Saltwater invading drought-hit Mississippi River imperils Louisiana citrus farms ravaged by hurricanes: ‘There’s no getting around how dire the situation is’

    By Sara Cline and The Associated Press