Louisiana
Incumbent Louisiana Governor to Face Opponent in Runoff Election
Incumbent Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will vie for another term in a runoff election in November because he did not get the required 50% plus one vote in Saturday’s election.
Read moreWomen ‘Traded as Currency’ Inside Louisiana Jail
At least six women told authorities that deputies raped and trafficked them to male inmates inside a long-troubled jail in southwestern Louisiana, according to newly unearthed state and FBI records.
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South’s Only Democratic Governor Tries to Hold On
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, the only Democratic governor in the Deep South, needs 50% plus 1 vote on Saturday to avoid a runoff in his re-election bid.
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Rural Economy Becomes Dependent on Immigration Prisons
Tucked away in the dense forest of rural Louisiana is a barbed wire-ringed prison that has quickly grown into a major detention center for immigrants arrested at the border.
Read moreFBI Calls Inmate Most Prolific Serial Killer in US History
The inmate who claims to have killed more than 90 women across the country is now considered to be the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.
Read moreSupreme Court Grapples With Louisiana Law on Unanimous Verdicts
The Supreme Court appeared unlikely Monday to endorse Louisiana’s view about whether jury verdicts in state criminal trials must be unanimous.
Read moreMississippi Fights to Revive Abortion Law in Fifth Circuit
The Fifth Circuit heard arguments Monday over a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, as the three-judge panel was asked to overturn an order striking down the law.
Read moreSupreme Court Takes Up Louisiana Abortion Case
Taking up its first batch of cases since the summer recess, the Supreme Court accepted dueling appeals over new Louisiana abortion rules.
Read moreBank Antitrust
The Louisiana attorney general claims in federal court that Bank of America, Barclays Bank, CitiGroup, Deutsche Bank, et al. conspired “to fix the prices of unsecured debt issued by government sponsored entities,” including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Federal Home Loan Banks.
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Louisiana Governor Candidates Agree: For Guns, not Abortion
Three major candidates for Louisiana governor sparred Thursday night in their first debate of the season. Early voting in the Oct. 12 primaries begins next week with a runoff election between the two top candidates set for Nov. 16.
Read moreOil Spills
A federal judge refused New Jersey-based Silbo Industries’ request to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction a product liability case that claims its subsea piping elbows leaked offshore Louisiana, resulting in “millions of dollars of damage.”
Read moreCivil Rights
A naturalized U.S. citizen claims in a federal complaint that the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office jailed him for three days because of his Latino last name and falsely classified him as an out-of-state fugitive, though it had in its possession his U.S. passport, Social Security card and certificate of naturalization.
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Louisiana Governor Brought Down by Hurricane Katrina Dies
Even after Hurricane Katrina ended her political career and as cancer ate away her strength, former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco still described her life as “charmed.” With strength in her faith and her family, the state’s first elected female governor time and again refused to wallow in disappointment or disaster. She died Sunday at 76.
Read moreCivil Rights
Three people claim in court that Louisiana probation and parole officers wrongfully arrested them without probable cause for peacefully protesting construction of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline.
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Louisiana Seeks Fifth Circuit Intervention in Abortion Case
Louisiana’s solicitor general Friday asked a Fifth Circuit panel to grant the state extraordinary relief in a case brought by abortion providers challenging a host of health regulations, which they claim are unconstitutionally burdensome on patients and staff members.
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Expensive Louisiana Governor’s Race Begins
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards will face eight challengers at the polling booths in October in what is expected to be the state’s most expensive governor’s race ever.
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Louisiana Launching Medical Marijuana After Years of Waiting
Louisiana is becoming the first Deep South state to dispense medical marijuana on Tuesday, four years after state lawmakers agreed to give patients access to therapeutic cannabis.
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