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New Orleans be surrounded by the ocean within decades, new study says
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (68+ words) NPR's Leila Fadel asks Jesse Keenan of Tulane University about a new study that suggests New Orleans could become uninhabitable by the end of the century. New Orleans be surrounded by the ocean within decades, new study says NPR's Leila…...
In Louisiana case, the Supreme Court weakens a central part of the Voting Rights Act
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (458+ words) The Supreme Court has weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which was designed to outlaw discriminatory voting practices to make the voting playing field equal for Black people. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. LYNDON B…...
Louisiana lawmakers working to pass map that could eliminate majority Black districts
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (74+ words) Primary elections have started in Louisiana, but votes cast in congressional races may not count as the Republican legislature is redrawing district lines to get one more Republican seat. Louisiana lawmakers working to pass map that could eliminate majority Black…...
Project Freedom Strait Of Hormuz, Louisiana Redistricting, Senate Midterm Landscape: Up First from NPR
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (253+ words) President Trump announced the U. S. military will begin escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz in an operation he calls Project Freedom, even as he reviews a new offer from Iran and keeps the option of renewed strikes on the…...
How the SCOTUS ruling on Louisiana's map could impact Mississippi
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (74+ words) Many majority-Black legislative districts could be redrawn after a landmark Supreme Court Case. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mississippi State Rep. Kabir Karriem about the impacts in his state. How the SCOTUS ruling on Louisiana's map could impact Mississippi Many…...
U. S. House primaries in Louisiana are suspended after Voting Rights Act ruling
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (271+ words) Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry records a social media video outside the White House on March 24, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption Louisiana has suspended its upcoming primaries for the U. S. House, following Wednesday's U. S. Supreme Court ruling that the state's congressional map is…...
Eight children killed in a shooting in Louisiana, police say
2+ week, 2+ day ago (156+ words) Eight children were killed and another two people were hit by gunfire in a weekend shooting in Northwest Louisiana that stemmed from a domestic disturbance, the Shreveport Police Department said Sunday. The adult male suspect is dead, authorities said. His…...
New Orleans is bringing house calls back to support new moms
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (734+ words) To support new moms, the city of New Orleans is trying a medical practice from the past: the house call. For a long time, Louisiana has struggled with the health of new mothers and babies. Now New Orleans is tackling…...
New Orleans on alert as it marks one year since the New Year's Day attack
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (93+ words) Extra security will be in place tonight in New Orleans as the city marks the anniversary of last year's New Year's Day attack. Drew Hawkins of the Gulf States Newsroom reports. New Orleans on alert as it marks one year…...
New Orleans marks one year anniversary of deadly New Year's attack on Bourbon Street
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (64+ words) Security is tight in New Orleans as people remember the victims of the New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street one year ago. New Orleans marks one year anniversary of deadly New Year's attack on Bourbon Street From Gulf States…...