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. 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. 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).
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.
May May 15 – The Nottoway Plantation, a historic plantation in Iberville Parish, catches fire, sustaining massive damage. 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.
June June 16 – ICE agents arrest 80 people at the Delta Downs racetrack and casino near Vinton. 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. 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.
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. 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.
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".
October October 8 – Derrick Groves, the last of ten inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in May, is apprehended in Atlanta, Georgia. October 11 – 2025 New Orleans mayoral election: City Councilmember Helena Moreno wins the mayoral race, receiving 55% of the vote and avoiding a runoff.
December December 1 – The United States Border Patrol begins an immigration operation called "Swamp Sweep" in New Orleans. December 23 – Trump announces that 350 National Guardsmen will be deployed to New Orleans.
See also 2025 in the United States
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