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Hundreds of protestors took to New Orleans streets on a sweltering Friday evening — joining dozens of cities across the nation that saw demonstrators pour into the streets — after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, striking down the constitutional right to abortion. As of the ruling, virtually all abortion procedures in the state of Louisiana are illegal.

Louisiana’s three abortion clinics have stopped providing the procedure as of Friday, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that overturned Roe. v Wade.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. Here’s what the ruling means for the Gulf South region.

Gov. John Bel Edwards declined Wednesday to share his personal views on a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe vs. Wade.

While nothing officially changes until the Supreme Court delivers its decision, advocates on both sides of the issue are preparing for an end to legal abortion.

Hundreds of demonstrators for and against abortion rights protested in front of the U.S. Supreme Court steps in Washington D.C. as nine justices heard arguments for a Mississippi abortion ban case that could have monumental stakes for the Gulf South and the nation.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a suit stemming from a 15-week abortion ban passed in Mississippi in 2018. The case will be streamed at 9 a.m. CT.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could reshape the right to abortion in America called Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Host Karen Brown spoke with two journalists who have followed the case closely.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry added Louisiana to a legal brief that supports a Mississippi law banning abortions after fetuses reach 15 weeks gestation.

The number of abortions performed in Louisiana plummeted 31 percent between March and May compared with the previous two years, according to new research published in the American Journal of Public Health.