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The Supreme Court’s conservative justices expressed concerns Monday about the future of race in redistricting, part of oral arguments in the yearslong fight over a second Black-majority ...
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana voters soundly rejected four constitutional amendments championed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry related to crime, courts and finances. Voters said no to each amendment ...
Former Louisiana Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, a Democrat who chaired the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and who fought off a surprisingly strong challenge from David Duke in 1990 ...
The Louisiana Department of Health was among several state agencies that received notice Monday of a sudden loss of federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...
alleging the Louisiana legislator's use of race to draw a second majority-black district -- as ordered by the courts -- violated the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause, which ensures that ...
This story has been updated. Statewide voters rejected four proposed amendments to the Louisiana Constitution following Saturday's elections. Here are the election results. CA No. 1 − Proposed ...
CF Industries will invest $4.2 billion in a low-carbon ammonia plant in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. The project is expected to create 1,500 construction jobs and 100 permanent jobs with six ...
He said the company takes allegations of discrimination seriously and educates its agents about fair housing laws. "We are committed to providing equal and respectful service to every client ...
The Louisiana Supreme Court also will not gain expanded power to discipline out-of-state lawyers, leaving legal oversight unchanged. Supporters argued this would have strengthened the court system ...
The Fair Housing Act, signed into law 57 years ago, prohibits housing discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, and disability. Despite the progress made ...
When all four of conservative Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposed constitutional amendments were soundly defeated Saturday — about twice as many voters voted against them as for them — he ...
Lightsource bp’s 180 megawatt (MW) Prairie Ronde Solar in Louisiana is now online and generating enough power for the equivalent of around 31,000 homes. Prairie Ronde Solar in St. Landry Parish ...