Tag: Louisiana
Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Congressional Map That Empowers More Black Voters
The Legislature passed a congressional map that creates a second majority-Black district while shielding the state’s most powerful conservatives in Wa [...]
How the Louisiana Democrats Lost the House Legislature
Even before the Nov. 18 election, some liberals are pushing the state party to confront its internal divisions and paltry fund-raising.
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Mike Johnson’s Elevation to Speaker Surprised His Louisiana District
Many in Mike Johnson’s northern Louisiana district hope his surprise elevation will bring attention to their region, which they feel has been overlook [...]
Supreme Court Delays Efforts to Redraw Louisiana Voting Map
The Louisiana dispute is one of several voting rights cases churning through the courts that challenge a state’s congressional map.
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Jeff Landry, a Hard-Line Republican, Is Elected Governor of Louisiana
The victory by Mr. Landry, the state’s attorney general, secures Republican control of Louisiana after eight years of divided government.
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CFTC charges residents of Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas for crypto fraud
Legal proceedings have been initiated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against individuals and their organization, Fundsz, citing th [...]
Louisiana Passes Bill Requiring Parental Consent for Kids’ Online Accounts
Over the last year, state legislators concerned about a mental health crisis among the nation’s young people have passed a raft of children’s online s [...]
Special FX Makeup Artist Stacey Perry Has Opened The New Parish FX Lab In Louisiana
New Orleans-based FX makeup artist Stacey Perry, owner of Luxe Skin FX, has opened a new FX lab. This lab provides FX services for f [...]
Louisiana ‘Deliberately Indifferent’ to Keeping Inmates Past Release Date, Justice Dept. Says
The department, citing evidence uncovered by lawyers representing incarcerated people, concluded that the state has known about the problem for at lea [...]
2023 election schedule: Kentucky, Louisiana, Virginia, and more off-year contests
The midterms are over and the 2024 presidential election is still far in the future, which means one thing: more elections in between.
2023 will be [...]
Louisiana officials stall New Orleans flood funds over abortion
“This is them coming right out to the rest of the citizens of the state saying, ‘We don’t care what your law is,’” Landry said at yesterday’s commiss [...]
Justice Dept. Is Investigating Louisiana Police Over Accusations of Abuse
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday opened an investigation into the Louisiana State Police over accusations that officers had engaged in [...]
Louisiana House Map Is Blocked by Judge Who Calls It a Racial Gerrymander
A federal judge ruled on Monday that Louisiana’s new congressional map represented a racial gerrymander and must be redrawn to include a second distri [...]
Video Shows Louisiana Sheriff’s Deputy Slamming Black Woman to the Ground
The video is short but harrowing. The camera lens quickly zooms past a car and focuses on the scene behind it: A sheriff’s deputy in Louisiana, who [...]