WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday effectively ordered Louisiana to hold this fall’s congressional elections using two Black majority districts instead of one.
Louisiana lawmakers are steps away from passing bills that bar LGBTQ+ students and educators from discussing their orientation and identity in public schools.
The fate of the controversial Mystic Krewe of Nyx will hang in the balance Thursday, when the New Orleans City Council plans to vote to deny or extend its parade permit.
A Democratic state legislator is quietly pushing through the Legislature a bill at the behest of Gov. Jeff Landry that would provide extra compensation for the governor’s new pick to chair the…