2025 in Louisiana
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Louisiana.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Jeff Landry (R)
Events
January
- January 1 —
- A vehicle-ramming attack in New Orleans leaves at least sixteen people dead, including the perpetrator, and at least 35 injured.[1]
- House Bill 71 which requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom take effect.
February
- February 9 — Super Bowl LIX is played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.[2]
- February 10 — Governor Jeff Landry announced that the state had finalized its new execution protocol, allowing executions to be carried out in Louisiana after 15 years (2010).[3]
March
- March 18 – The state of Louisiana conducted its first execution in 15 years since 2010; the inmate executed, Jessie Hoffman Jr., was additionally the first to be executed by nitrogen gas in Louisiana, which became the second state after Alabama to conduct nitrogen gas executions.[4]
May
- May 15 – The Nottoway Plantation, a historic plantation in Iberville Parish, catches fire, sustaining massive damage.[5]
- May 16 – Ten inmates escape from a New Orleans jail through a tunnel dug in a wall. Three are recaptured the same day. All are eventually apprehended, with the last one taken into custody in October.[6]
June
- June 16 – ICE agents arrest 80 people at the Delta Downs racetrack and casino near Vinton.[7]
- June 20 – Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student activist who was arrested by ICE and sent to a facility in Jena in March, is released after a federal judge orders he be freed.[8]
- June 22 – The LSU Tigers win the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, beating the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 5-3 in the College World Series.[9]
August
- August 14 – Louisiana sues the online gaming platform Roblox, alleging the company does not do enough to protect children on the site from sexual predators.[10]
- August 15 – New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is indicted on conspiracy by a federal grand jury over allegations that she tried to cover up a romantic relationship with her bodyguard.[11][12]
September
- September 26 – Parts of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi experience 911 outages. AT&T reports the outages were caused by fiber cuts made by "third-parties".[13]
October
- October 8 – Derrick Groves, the last of ten inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in May, is apprehended in Atlanta, Georgia.[14]
- October 11 – 2025 New Orleans mayoral election: City Councilmember Helena Moreno wins the mayoral race, receiving 55% of the vote and avoiding a runoff.[15][16]
December
- December 1 – The United States Border Patrol begins an immigration operation called "Swamp Sweep" in New Orleans.[17]
- December 23 – Trump announces that 350 National Guardsmen will be deployed to New Orleans.[18]
See also
References
- ^ "Biden says New Orleans attacker had 'desire to kill' as death toll rises to 15". BBC News. January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (October 14, 2020). "New Orleans to host 2025 Super Bowl; 2024 SB now TBD". National Football League. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ Friedmann, Meghan (February 10, 2025). "After 15 years without executions, Louisiana ready to resume them using gas, Jeff Landry says". NOLA.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "Louisiana uses nitrogen gas for first time in death row execution". The Guardian. March 18, 2025.
- ^ Coffman, Quinn; Couvillion, Ellyn (May 15, 2025). "Fire erupts at Nottoway Resort in Iberville Parish, charring historic plantation building". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ Brook, Jack; Mustian, Jim; Cline, Sarah (May 16, 2025). "10 escape from New Orleans jail through hole in cell wall while lone guard left to get food". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ^ Brook, Jack (June 18, 2025). "Immigration raid at Louisiana racetrack ends with more than 80 arrests". The Associated Press. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ Atkins, Chloe; Li, David K. (June 20, 2025). "Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released after months in detention". NBC News. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ Leuzzi, John (June 22, 2025). "LSU vs Coastal Carolina baseball score: Tigers win 8th College World Series title". USA Today. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ "Louisiana sues Roblox alleging the popular gaming site fails to protect children". CNN. The Associated Press. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ Mustian, Jim; Brook, Jack; Hollingsworth, Heather (August 15, 2025). "New Orleans mayor indicted over allegations of trying to hide relationship with bodyguard". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ "New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell indicted by federal grand jury". WBRZ. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ Bates, Sophie (September 26, 2025). "AT&T attributes mass 911 outages in 3 states to fiber cuts made by 'third parties'". The Associated Press. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ Morris, Jason; Sayers, Devon M. (October 9, 2025). "Last of 10 New Orleans escapees captured after nearly 5 months following standoff with Atlanta police". CNN. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ Brook, Jack (October 12, 2025). "Democrat Helena Moreno wins New Orleans' mayoral race". The Associated Press. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ "Louisiana Elections Calendar 2025" (PDF). sos.la.gov. Secretary of State of Louisiana. February 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ Wells, Carlie Kollath; Brasted, Chelsea (December 2, 2025). "Border Patrol begins "Swamp Sweep" in New Orleans". Axios. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Trump approves deployment of 350 national guard members to New Orleans". The Guardian. The Associated Press. December 24, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.