The Supreme Court punted the case of Louisiana’s gerrymandered congressional map last month and that’s a shame. The Court has ...

At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black-majority congressional district, which a group of voters claimed ...

The high court eventually affirmed the ruling from Alabama, which led to a new map and a second district that could elect a Black lawmaker. The justices returned the Louisiana case to federal court, ...

Will it rain today? Atlantic hurricane season is June 1 to Nov. 30, 2025, with most tropical storm activity between August ...

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana officially canceled a $3 billion coastal restoration funded by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill ...

The Yellowhammer State's history, geography, economy (aerospace, automotive), and education. Explore its role in the Civil ...

The US has been plagued by economic uncertainty of late, but some regions were definitely hit harder than others. Personal ...

The Supreme Court will hear a new round of arguments over Louisiana’s addition of a second majority-Black congressional district, a case that raises consequential questions about the future of the ...

A federal court ruled on Thursday that Alabama's Republican-led legislature intentionally discriminated against Black voters when it approved a new electoral map in 2023 that only had one majority ...

It looks increasingly likely that Louisiana again will lead the policy-making field, this time through a decision on the U.S.

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * A federal court rejected Alabama’s congressional map this week, concluding that it violated the Voting Rights Act ...

A federal court ruling in Alabama could mean another new congressional map for the state, part of a long legal fight over district lines.