The judge found Senate Bill 256 unconstitutional because the state abolished an office, created a new office to replace it, and then appointed someone for that office "all when the Louisiana Constitution requires an election."
A case could upend a constitutional guarantee rooted in Reconstruction, raising concerns about rights long seen as settled.
Filings tracked by the Louisiana Supreme Court significantly undercount the number of people processed in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in 2025.
As lawsuits by mostly Democrat-controlled municipalities and states move through the courts, Republican-controlled statehouses like Louisiana’s are proposing a growing number of bills like HB804, to immunize polluters from climate liability.
On Wednesday morning, a Senate committee will vote on the Louisiana State Voting Rights Act, which lays the foundation for preserving the integrity of our democracy.
Feds would get Social Security number, address, birthdate of all registered voters
The Persian Gulf is not just an energy chokepoint but “a critical pharmaceutical transit hub,” writes Healthbeat. Experts in supply-chain logistics predicteimpacts — like price increases and delays — could hit by mid- to late-April.
The seven additional new Entergy plants will power Meta’s mammoth AI site in Richland Parish, which is the size of 2.700 football fields.
Throughout the 1940s, home births were common—and not always formally recorded, leaving elderly Black America at risk of losing the ballot. In response to voting challenges, Louisiana advocates are trying to protect voting rights at the state level.
