Most Louisiana Democrats Fold As Landry Rebrands School Funding Cut As Teacher Pay
Sen. Royce Duplessis was the only senator to vote against Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to cut $168 million from the state’s public school funding formula...
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Tulane Report Shows How Bad Policy Is Making Louisiana Sicker, Poorer and Smaller
A new report from Tulane University’s Newcomb Institute connects Louisiana’s population decline to the state’s deeper failures on public health, maternal care, rural access and...
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Federal Watchdog Finds Choke Hold, Pen Stabbing, Unsafe Conditions at Louisiana ICE Detention Facility
A newly released federal watchdog report found serious safety, medical, legal access and use-of-force violations at Winn Correctional Center, a Louisiana facility used to detain...
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Landry Signs New Congressional Map, Leaving Louisiana With One Majority-Black District
Gov. Jeff Landry has signed Louisiana’s newest congressional map into law, locking in another dramatic rewrite of the state’s U.S. House districts after years of...
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Southern Democrats warn Louisiana redistricting fight could reshape Black representation across the South
Democratic lawmakers from Louisiana, Texas, Georgia and Mississippi gathered at the Louisiana State Capitol on Wednesday to warn that Louisiana’s latest congressional redistricting fight is...
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Jay Morris Helped Meta’s Data Center Deal. Then He and His Partners Sold Land to Power It.
State Sen. Jay Morris (R-West Monroe) helped move one of the biggest corporate development projects in Louisiana history. Then he and his business partners sold land...
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Louisiana Republicans Cancel The Primary, Void The Votes, Then Advance A Map To Add A GOP Seat
Louisiana’s congressional election chaos is no longer theoretical. It is now moving through the Legislature. The Louisiana Senate voted Thursday to advance a Republican-backed congressional...
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Royce Duplessis says Louisiana can’t rely on Washington to protect voting rights anymore
State Sen. Royce Duplessis is pitching his Louisiana Voting Rights Act as a state-level backstop at a moment when he says the federal one can...
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Paul Sawyer wins House District 69 seat as Angela Roberts posts stronger-than-expected Democratic showing
Republican Paul Sawyer won the special election for Louisiana House District 69 on Saturday, defeating Democrat Angela Roberts in a closely watched race that drew...
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Mandie Landry says Louisiana’s biggest fights this session are quieter — and in some ways more dangerous
As Louisiana’s 2026 legislative session begins, State Representative Mandie Landry does not sound like someone expecting a loud, dramatic showdown at every turn. That, in...