Tag: Louisiana

Green Party nominee Jill Stein talked up her Green New Deal proposal to confront climate change on Tuesday, after visiting flood-ravaged Louisiana on Monday where she blamed the disaster on global warming. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Energy and Environment

Greens’ Stein floats climate plan after Louisiana visit

John Siciliano · August 23, 2016 9:28 pm

Steve Scalise criticized Hillary Clinton for not going to Louisiana, and also thanked GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and President Obama for visiting the area. (AP Photo)

GOP leader: Clinton should drop ‘fundraising blitz’ to visit flood victims

Susan Ferrechio · August 23, 2016 9:07 pm

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy said Donald Trump's visit drove President Obama to visit Louisiana as well. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Louisiana senator: Trump visit forced Obama trip

Nicole Duran · August 23, 2016 8:16 pm

Obama to visit families of Alton Sterling, slain police officers

Susan Crabtree · August 23, 2016 6:59 pm

Obama extolled Fugate and FEMA several times during his brief remarks after touring Baton Rouge. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

Obama pledges to help Louisiana ‘even after the cameras leave’

Nicole Duran · August 23, 2016 6:26 pm

President Obama arrives at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, to survey the flood-damaged region. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

Energy and Environment

Obama met by angry climate protests in Louisiana

John Siciliano · August 23, 2016 5:20 pm

"All individuals, regardless of citizenship status, affected by a major disaster may be eligible for other non-monetary, in-kind emergency disaster relief programs," DHS said. (AP Photo)

DHS encourages illegal immigrants to seek flood aid

Pete Kasperowicz · August 23, 2016 5:10 pm

Back from vacation, Obama heads to Louisiana

Susan Crabtree · August 23, 2016 4:23 am

"I am committed to visiting communities affected by these floods, at a time when the presence of a political campaign will not disrupt the response, to discuss how we can and will rebuild together," Clinton said. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

Energy and Environment

Clinton: Still no plans to visit flood-ravaged Louisiana

John Siciliano · August 22, 2016 7:05 pm

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the U.S and its western allies negotiating the deal with Tehran never set a concrete implementation deadline in the July nuclear agreement. The timing was instead "driven by the ability of the [IAEA] to verify that Iran had completed the steps that they promised to take." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama flack mocks Republicans for August recess

Nicole Duran · August 22, 2016 6:19 pm

White House spokesman insisted that the flood recovery effort in Baton Rouge, La., allows President Obama to visit that state this week. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

White House insists Trump isn’t driving Obama’s Louisiana trip

Nicole Duran · August 22, 2016 5:34 pm

"I mean, the optics of it is horrible," Eric Trump said. "We live in America. Your government should be there in a natural disaster and it wasn't." (Ted Jackson/Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)

Eric Trump: ‘No question’ my father forced Obama to visit Louisiana

Gabby Morrongiello · August 22, 2016 5:17 pm