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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) — A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms is “unconstitutional on its face," a federal judge ruled Tuesday, ordering state education officials not to take steps to enforce it and to notify all local school boards in the...
Democrat Cleo Fields wins re-drawn Louisiana congressional district, flipping red seat blue
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democrat Cleo Fields has won Louisiana’s congressional race in a recently redrawn second majority-Black district, flipping a once reliably Republican seat blue. Fields' win means Democrats will hold two congressional seats in the state for the first time...
Caged tiger wheeled into LSU's Tiger Stadium for the first time since 2015 at governor's behest
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A caged Bengal tiger was wheeled onto the Tiger Stadium field for the first time in nearly a decade before kickoff of Saturday night's game between No. 14 LSU and No. 11 Alabama, fulfilling the wishes of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. The tiger was not the one...
Louisiana lawmakers advance Gov. Jeff Landry's tax cut bills
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers advanced bills to flatten the state's income tax rate and repeal the corporate franchise tax in a special legislative session focused on a sweeping tax reform package championed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry. The session started earlier...
Majority Black Louisiana elementary school to shut down amid lawsuits over toxic air exposure
RESERVE, La. (AP) — A southeast Louisiana school board voted on Thursday to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school adjacent to a petrochemical facility embroiled in multiple lawsuits linked to its high levels of toxic emissions. Denka Performance Elastomer LLC produces...
Louisiana lawmakers return to Capitol for special session focused on tax reform
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers convened at the state Capitol on Wednesday for their third special legislative session of the year, with Gov. Jeff Landry urging them to pass a sweeping tax reform package that he says would make the state more economically competitive. With the...
AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Louisiana
Former President Donald Trump won Louisiana on Tuesday for the third consecutive presidential election, increasing his electoral vote tally by eight. In addition to voter support, Trump has various powerful political allies in and from the Bayou State, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve...
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,...
With carbon capture boom, a wariness in historic Louisiana Black community over more pollution
ELKINSVILLE, La. (AP) — A dispute over a planned ammonia plant near a historic Black town in southeastern Louisiana ratcheted up a notch Friday with a challenge to the state's approval process. The battle over the plant is occurring despite the fact that part of the impetus to...
Louisiana governor calls a special session to address taxes and the courts
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana legislators will meet in special session beginning Nov. 6 to consider Republican Gov. Jeff Landry's attempt at an ambitious overhaul of the state's tax structure, according to a formal proclamation Landry issued Monday. Landry has been talking up...
