The United States attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana has announced he is stepping down from his role.

The appeal from Louisiana Republicans had been put on hold while the Supreme Court considered a challenge to Alabama's congressional voting bounds.

A well-known criminal defense lawyer has been tapped to be the top federal prosecutor in the New Orleans area.

Eastern District of Louisiana Rules that Factual Portions of Incident Report by Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) are Admissible ...

UPDATE 4:40 p.m. Eastern, Jan. 19: Louisiana lawmakers passed a new congressional map Friday that included a second majority-Black district. The legislation — Senate Bill 8 — now heads to ...

The case tests the balancing act states must strike, protecting the voting power of a racial minority while not discriminating against other voters.