Democrats hope to flip a reliably Republican Louisiana congressional seat with new boundaries

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a critical election year, Democrats are looking to flip a once reliably Republican Louisiana congressional seat, where political boundaries were recently redrawn to form the state’s second mostly Black congressional district. With five people on the...

Supreme Court will weigh in on new mostly Black Louisiana congressional district, after election

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana's congressional map with two mostly Black districts. The court won't hear arguments until early next year and the 2024 elections are proceeding under the challenged map,...

Supreme Court will take a post-election look at Louisiana's congressional map with two majority-Black districts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court will take a post-election look at Louisiana's congressional map with two majority-Black districts.

Feds press Louisiana on its commitment to a stalled billion-dollar coastal restoration project

NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Federal officials want to know if Louisiana remains committed to a nearly $3 billion planned coastal restoration project that litigation has stalled. Federal officials warned in a Friday letter to the head of Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration...

Counselors sue to use the word 'psychological' in their business name

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two owners of a counseling service in Louisiana have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the state of unconstitutionally stopping them from using the word “psychological” in their business name. One of the plaintiffs is a licensed counselor and the other is a...

Variety of hunting supplies to be eligible during Louisiana's Second Amendment sales tax holiday

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A variety of hunting supplies will be eligible for exemption from local and state taxes during Louisiana's annual Second Amendment sales tax holiday taking place this weekend, the state Department of Revenue said Tuesday. Officials said the exemption applies...

2 Louisiana Supreme Court candidates disqualified, leaving 1 on the ballot

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An upcoming election in a new majority-Black state Supreme Court district in Louisiana may already be decided after two of three candidates were disqualified from the race under an opinion issued by the very court they were running for. The high court's...

Louisiana high court temporarily removes Judge Eboni Johnson Rose from Baton Rouge bench amid probe

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The state's highest court has voted to temporarily remove a Baton Rouge judge from the bench, agreeing with the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana that she poses a threat of “serious harm to the public" if she continues to serve. The Louisiana Supreme Court's...