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Battle over Black voter representation in Louisiana heads to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a case that could determine whether Louisiana will have to uphold

New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in

19-Year-Old Black Teen Real Estate Broker From Louisiana Already Making Six Figures

Meet Shakira Scott, a 19-year-old African American teen real estate broker from Plaquemine, Louisiana, who has already earned six figures

New Louisiana law will criminalize approaching police under certain circumstances

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Critics of a new Louisiana law, which makes it a crime to approach within 25

Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map

Louisiana congressional map dispute could go to Supreme Court

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Voting rights advocates said Wednesday they will go to the Supreme Court in hopes of preserving

Henry Whitehorn elected first Black sheriff of Louisiana parish

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Months after his disputed one-vote victory in a Louisiana sheriff’s race was tossed by a court,

Proposed Louisiana congressional map advances to the House with a second majority-Black district

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With bipartisan support, a proposed Louisiana congressional map that would create a second majority-Black district sailed through

Biden administration grants Louisiana power to approve carbon capture wells

The Biden administration is handing Louisiana regulators new power to attract and approve carbon capture projects at a time when the state’s