Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, the lone Democratic governor in the Deep South, won re-election Saturday night by a hair against Republican contender Eddie Rispone on behalf of whom President Trump visited Louisiana three times in recent weeks in an effort to fire up Republican voters.
Read moreAttorney Richard Ducote and a client sued the Judiciary Commission of Louisiana in federal court, challenging as unconstitutional a Louisiana Supreme Court rule that prohibits people who file complaints against judges from disclosing it, its nature, and the commission’s response.
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Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantation germinated stories of black struggles that grew into universal tales of grace and beauty, has died. He was 86.
Read moreThe two candidates for Louisiana governor argued with one another throughout most of a debate Wednesday night in a contentious event that will be their only appearance together before the runoff election.
Read moreThe Fifth Circuit ruled against a charter school CEO who sued the superintendent of the Louisiana Department of Education for retaliation. The CEO claims her charter school application was denied because she expressed her opinions on using corporal punishment on a reality television show called “America’s Supernanny.”
Read moreIncumbent 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 moreAt 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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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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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 moreThe 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 moreThe Supreme Court appeared unlikely Monday to endorse Louisiana’s view about whether jury verdicts in state criminal trials must be unanimous.
Read moreThe 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 moreTaking up its first batch of cases since the summer recess, the Supreme Court accepted dueling appeals over new Louisiana abortion rules.
Read moreThe 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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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 moreA 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.”
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