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Supreme Court districting ruling creates confusion in Louisiana early voting
10+ hour, 48+ min ago (864+ words) A free press can only endure when it is supported. Sustaining rigorous, trustworthy reporting takes people who believe it matters. Early voting continues in Louisiana even as the status of the state's primary elections remains in flux. Last week, the…...
How the Supreme Court's Louisiana districting decision weakens the Voting Rights Act
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1616+ words) In a 6-3 ruling Wednesday, the U. S. Supreme Court's conservative majority struck down one of Louisiana's majority-Black congressional districts. The decision weakens key protections under the Voting Rights Act and could open the door to broader legal challenges over majority-Black and Latino…...
Police say 8 children killed in Louisiana mass shooting
2+ week, 5+ day ago (340+ words) Authorities say eight children were killed in a domestic disturbance in Lousiana. The shooting occurred around 6 a. m. on Sunday in Shreveport, according to Police Chief Wayne Smith. The victims range in age from one to about 14 years old. He said a…...
Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans. That's before National Guard troops began patrolling
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (630+ words) Your generous monthly contribution" or whatever you can give"will help secure our future. The crime figures were released less than a week after armed troops arrived in New Orleans, becoming the latest city where Trump has deployed National Guard…...
News Wrap: Trump names Louisiana governor as his special envoy to Greenland
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (172+ words) In our news wrap Monday, Denmark is pushing back against President Trump's move naming Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as his special envoy to Greenland, Trump announced plans for what he called a new 'Trump class' of warships, a car bomb…...
Louisiana's high Medicaid reliance places state on frontlines of health care cuts
9+ mon, 12+ hour ago (959+ words) President Trump's big budget law is expected to make the largest cuts ever to Medicaid, a program that currently provides health insurance for some 70 million Americans. As Lisa Desjardins reports, those impacts will be felt in House Speaker Mike Johnson's…...
Medicaid recipients in Louisiana brace for impact of work requirements and cuts
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (888+ words) Members of the U. S. House have left Washington for their summer break, and Republicans are working to promote the tax and spending cuts President Trump recently signed into law. But concerns about cuts to Medicaid remain. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports…...