Louisiana Will Pay Millions For Ronald Greene’s Death. The Harder Question Is Why It Took Seven Years.
Nearly seven years after Ronald Greene died in the custody of Louisiana State Police, the state has agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle...
Law & Justice
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After Supreme Court Order, Garcia-Led Lawsuit Becomes Fight Over Whether Louisiana Can Cancel an Election Already Underway
The legal fight over Louisiana’s suspended congressional primaries changed Monday night, but it did not end. The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order allowing its...
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Federal Judge Blocks Landry-Backed Law Targeting Calvin Duncan’s Clerk Seat
A federal judge on Sunday blocked Louisiana from enforcing a new state law that would have abolished the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court clerk’s office...
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Louisiana’s Abortion Pill Case Just Became a National Access Fight
A federal appeals court on Friday granted Louisiana’s request to reinstate a nationwide in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone, sharply limiting how patients can access one...
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Louisiana Halts U.S. House Primaries Days Before Early Voting, Saying Congressional Votes Will Not Count
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has suspended the state’s May 16 U.S. House primaries days before early voting was set to begin, throwing the congressional elections...
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Landry Reportedly Plans to Suspend Louisiana Congressional Primaries So Republicans Can Redraw Congressional Map
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is reportedly preparing to suspend next month’s U.S. House primaries so Republican lawmakers can redraw the state’s congressional map before voters...
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What the Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling Could Mean for Louisiana
The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais did not merely strike down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district. It gave Louisiana Republicans a road map...
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana’s Second Majority-Black Congressional District
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana v. Callais, issuing a major voting rights decision that could...
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SCOTUS Hands Big Oil a Win, Blowing Up a Major Louisiana Coastal Accountability Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed Chevron and the oil industry a major win in one of Louisiana’s most important environmental cases, wiping away...
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Louisiana Ends Decades-Old School Desegregation Order as Federal Oversight Continues to Ebb
A federal judge has dismissed a 1967 school desegregation case involving the DeSoto Parish School Board, marking the second such closure in Louisiana in recent...