The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Friday in a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an ...

The justices asked that the case, which has implications for the political power of Black voters, be reargued next term.

The map was approved by the state’s Senate on Wednesday and passed in the Louisiana House by a landslide 86-16 vote. The map soon heads to the desk of Gov. Jeff Landry (R), who was sworn into ...

A federal appeals court on Friday agreed with a lower-court ruling that Louisiana’s latest congressional map very likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters, and ...

The Supreme Court ordered further arguments over Louisiana's congressional map that created a second majority-Black district.

With just weeks to go until the 2024 total solar eclipse darkens skies across the U.S. on April 8, you may be wondering when – and for how long – you'll be able to see the rare phenomenon.

NOAA's map shows how Louisiana would look if sea levels rose by 6 feet. NOAA. Cameron Parish, home to more than 5,600 people according to the 2020 census and known for the Creole Nature Trail ...

Louisiana's new congressional map is caught in a legal fight that could determine the balance of power in the next Congress and set up another Supreme Court test of the Voting Rights Act.

A new report identifies which cities in Louisiana are the safest for 2025. A report released by SafeWise named Addis in West Baton Rouge Parish as the safest city in the state for a second year.

Louisiana’s property crime rate of 27.48 per 1,000 residents in 2024 also surpassed the national median at 19.54 per 1,000 residents. The most dangerous cities to no surprise are New Orleans, Baton ...

Louisiana saw its population shrink by more than 84,000 people between 2020 and 2023, including a drop of more than 14,000 last year.. Those losses were spread throughout the state. St. John the ...

A sweeping relief bill passed through Congress in late 2021 promised communities billions of dollars for new infrastructure — a promise that's now being realized.