Citing fuel shortages caused by the War of Iran, a federal committee voted to override the Endangered Species Act, clearing the way for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
In ‘deeply troubling’ move, senators pass three bills, cutting Duncan’s Orleans clerk position along with 11 New Orleans judges.
Louisiana lawmakers are considering a proposal to expand medical parole, allowing terminally ill inmates to be released up to 120 days before their expected deaths.
Feds would get Social Security number, address, birthdate of all registered voters
Drastic legislative cuts would eliminate 11 judgeships and would defund the position of recently elected clerk Calvin Duncan.
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.
“We can trust people with their rights,” says the sponsor of a campus-carry gun bill introduced in Louisiana, as debate simmers nationwide over self-defense versus a greater risk of gun violence.
