Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields represents the second majority-Black 6th Congressional District that include Shreveport.

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

Louisiana officials react after the U.S. Supreme Court delayed its ruling on Louisiana’s congressional map and will rehear the case, with Justice Clarence Thomas warning that race-based ...

That includes 13 parishes in southeast Louisiana. Courcelle has years of experience in the federal system, handling drug, gun and corruption cases. He has never been a prosecutor.

The Louisiana State Police and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office have arrested two people accused of child exploitation. Caden A. Rampino, 23, of Covington, and Justin K. Dixon, 25, of ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court postponed Friday deciding whether Louisiana should have one or two members of Congress elected from Black-majority voting districts.

The Supreme Court punted on Friday in a major legal challenge to Louisiana’s long-litigated congressional map, taking the unusual step of holding the case over for a second term. The decision means th ...

The GOP narrowly kept its majority in 2024 even with a flipped Louisiana seat, so to speak; for 2026 so far prognosticators think will be a coin flip. Plenty of lawyers and legislators believed the ...