A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.
Louisiana Considered
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The full constitutional convention would now start on Aug. 1 and end no later than Aug. 15, under an amendment passed in the House.
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Dawn Richard’s family lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. More than two decades later, her parents are still plagued by environmental woes.
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Mississippi lawmakers couldn’t come together to pass a bill that could have expanded Medicaid for thousands of residents.
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A member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission wants the state to create a tax on all foreign and offshore oil processed or refined in Louisiana and use the revenue to offset an elimination of the state income tax.
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As climate change makes storms worse, Louisiana's cemeteries are dealing with catastrophic flooding. Now other states face similar problems.
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NPR News
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In response to a lawsuit from environmentalists, the Biden administration is ending new leases for coal mining on federal lands in the most productive part of America's top coal producing state.
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The airplane maker continues to answer difficult questions about production and quality control lapses on its 737 Max jets.
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It's rattlesnake season in Arizona, where the number of bites has surged. And it turns out most of what you thought you knew about the reptiles isn't true.
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President Biden met with plaintiffs from the Brown v. Board of Education case Thursday. On Friday, he's meeting with members of historically Black sororities and fraternities.
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Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old senior airman, was shot and killed at his apartment by a deputy this month. Lawyers for the family dispute the sheriff's office claim of self defense.