Louisiana’s education freedom ranking slides after funding shortfall

Louisiana’s steep drop in a national education policy ranking is the result of lawmakers’ decision to scale back funding for ...
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Louisiana bill filed for regular legislative session proposes constitutional convention

A Louisiana lawmaker prefiled a bill Monday that would call for a constitutional convention to convene at the end of 2026.

State Sen. Rick Edmonds launches campaign for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District

State Sen. Rick Edmonds, R-Baton Rouge, announced he is running for Louisiana's 5th District after Congresswoman Julia Letlow ...
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Will Sutton: Louisiana can be a Voting Rights Act leader. Will we accept the challenge?

The spring legislative session is about to become even more important, as we the people have a Louisiana Voting Rights Act ...
Louisiana Illuminator

State judge set to hear arguments over Louisiana’s trans youth health care ban

A judge is expected to rule as soon as this week on a lawsuit against Louisiana's ban on transgender health care for minors.
The Advocate

As Louisiana Legislature moves to push back election dates, Democrats raise more objections

Democrats in the Louisiana Legislature on Friday continued to press Republicans on their plan to delay Louisiana’s spring primary elections by a month, as the fate of the state’s congressional ...
The Highland County Press

Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats in voting rights case, report finds

Republicans could gain nearly 200 state legislative seats across the South if the U.S. Supreme Court guts a key provision of the federal Voting Rights Act, a new analysis finds.