The Latest Breaking News from Louisiana

Louisiana voters will decide on eight constitutional amendments in 2023 – four on Oct. 14, four on Nov. 18

In Oct. and Nov. 2023, voters in Louisiana will decide on eight constitutional amendments. The state Legislature referred four of the amendments to the ballot on Oct. 14, and the other four of the amendments to the ballot for Nov. 18.

Ballotpedia · Oct 6, 2023

Day 2 Rockets practice updates: Training camp continues in Louisiana

Ime Udoka, Fred VanVleet, and Alperen Sengun met with reporters Wednesday after the second day of #Rockets training camp. Here’s what we saw and learned.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 4, 2023

House speaker contender Steve Scalise reportedly called himself ‘David Duke without the baggage’

Republican, who some say could replace Kevin McCarthy, has had reported associations with ex-Ku Klux Klan grand wizard

The Guardian - US · Oct 3, 2023

Appeals court blocks hearings on drawing a second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana

A federal judge's plan to hold hearings next week to draw up congressional boundary lines that would give Louisiana a second majority-Black district has been blocked by an appeals court

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

An appeals court has blocked the redrawing of Louisiana's congressional map

A federal appeals court blocked the redrawing of Louisiana's congressional map after a lower court found the redistricting plan likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voters' power.

WEKU · Sep 28, 2023

Three officers placed on leave after Louisiana police abuse allegations

The FBI is investigating alleged civil rights violations at Baton Rouge’s unmarked ‘Brave Cave’ torture warehouse

The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2023

She’s the only woman on death row in Louisiana. Will the state grant her mercy?

Antoinette Frank was convicted of a notorious triple murder. Documents reveal a devastating story of abuse at the hands of her father

The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2023

Biden to send disaster assistance to Louisiana, as salt water threatens the state's drinking water

President Joe Biden has announced federal disaster assistance for Louisiana, which is working to slow a mass inflow of salt water creeping up the Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in the southern part of the state

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Drew Brees to be enshrined at Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame

Legendary New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees to be enshrined at Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in the Class of 2024:

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 27, 2023

Louisiana's struggle with influx of salt water prompts a request for Biden to declare an emergency

Salt water flowing from the Gulf of Mexico into the drought-stricken Mississippi River is prompting Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards to ask President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023