A majority of the court appeared skeptical of a challenge to Louisiana’s voting map. The challengers had argued the state ...

A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.

States must balance complying with a civil rights law that protects the voting power of a racial minority while not ...

WASHINGTON − Louisiana last ... blind” boundaries in Alabama and elsewhere. Louisiana says race was not the driving factor In the Louisiana case, both the state and civil rights advocates ...

Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman was executed by nitrogen gas in Louisiana after the state ... to stop it in a narrow decision. Only one state — Alabama — allows the use of nitrogen gas to ...

Danielle Hawkins, an LSU admissions counselor, asked a group of about 40 middle and high schoolers this week how many had been to a Mardi Gras parade. Only a few hands went up. “OK, a couple ...

The Supreme Court seems closely divided over a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, which added a second Black ...