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Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before an exoneree was set to take office

Louisiana Republicans have eliminated the office an exoneree was set to take after being overwhelmingly elected to the New Orleans-based seat

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Voting rights groups sue to block Louisiana from suspending primary elections

State’s governor has ordered congressional primary halted until state can redraw districts and dilute Black vote

The Guardian - US

Voter groups challenge order to postpone House primaries in Louisiana

A group of Louisiana voters and voting rights groups filed a state lawsuit Friday challenging Gov. Jeff Landry’s executive order to postpone the state’s May 16 primaries for the House. The lawsuit seeks to block Landry’s move, arguing in part it exceeds the governor’s authority to invoke emergency power to…

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Louisiana governor postpones House primaries after Supreme Court ruling

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday postponed his state’s May 16 primaries for the House, one day after the Supreme Court struck down the state’s congressional map as an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander.” “Allowing elections to proceed under an unconstitutional map would undermine the integrity of our system and violate the…

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Louisiana halts House elections after Supreme Court map ruling

The delay gives the Legislature time to draw a new map, Gov. Landry says.

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Louisiana Faces Election Shake-Up After Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights Act

Louisiana has suspended its May congressional primaries after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state's majority-Black congressional district, forcing officials to halt elections that were days away from early voting.

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Louisiana primaries will proceed with US House races on ballot but votes ‘will not be counted’, secretary of state says – as it happened

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Louisiana to suspend early voting after Supreme Court ruled its election maps unconstitutional

MAGA’s Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has seized upon the Supreme Court ruling to suspend voting in the imminent primary elections, which critics said was ‘legally shaky at best’

The Independent UK

Witnesses Contradict LIV Golf, Say New Orleans Venue Is ‘Pure’ Despite Recent Cancellation

LIV scrapped next month’s scheduled event in New Orleans, with plans to push it to the fall. But local golf leaders question that strategy, writes Bob Harig.

Sports Illustrated

LIV Golf Officially Postpones Upcoming Louisiana Tournament

The inaugural LIV Golf Louisiana, scheduled for June, has officially been postponed

Golf Monthly

LIV Golf Officially Postpones June Event, While Raising More Questions

The league said it was postponing a summer visit to New Orleans due to heat and the World Cup, but other conflicts would arise with playing in the fall.

Sports Illustrated

Donald Trump Says 'Terrifying' Dinner Shooting Proves He Was Right To Demolish The East Wing For A Ballroom

Trump cites the Correspondents' Dinner shooting as proof he was right to raze the East Wing for a $400m White House ballroom, even as a historic preservation lawsuit grinds on.

International Business Times UK

Trump Prioritises Infrastructure Over Security Reform Following Shooting at White House Social Event – 'We Need a Ballroom'

Following a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Trump pushes for a new ballroom, citing security needs. The project faces legal challenges and raises conflict-of-interest concerns.

International Business Times UK

Teen arrested in Louisiana shooting got ride from scene from grandmother

No indication grandmother knew what Markel Lee, 17, was suspected of doing, and she later identified him to police

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Authorities arrest one person and search for another, following deadly shooting at mall in Louisiana

A 17-year-old has been charged with murder following a deadly shooting at a Louisiana mall that injured five and killed a high school girl, authorities announced on Friday

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Louisiana’s week of bloodshed continues as gunfire erupts in Baton Rouge mall, sending families scrambling for cover

Louisiana is reeling after another devastating shooting, this time at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, where gunfire erupted between two groups and left one person dead and five injured. The violence unfolded just after 1 p.m. on April 23, 2026, near the food court, sending shoppers and families…

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Multiple victims in mass shooting at Louisiana mall as police search for suspects

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1 dead and 5 injured after shooting inside Mall of Louisiana

Five suspects have been taken into custody, the Baton Rouge Police Department said

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Calvin Duncan sworn in as clerk on the steps of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court

Calvin Duncan has been sworn in as the Orleans Parish Criminal Court clerk, but whether he takes office on May 4 depends on a bill moving through the Louisiana Legislature

International Business Times UK

5 Photos of Shamar Elkins: The Army Vet Who Murdered 8 Children in Shreveport After a Father-Daughter Date

A military veteran killed eight children in Louisiana before being shot by police. The suspect's social media posts revealed mental health struggles and a final outing with his daughter.

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The Latest: 8 children dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say

Authorities in Shreveport, Louisiana, say a gunman killed eight children in domestic-related shootings at different two homes

Sports Illustrated

Will Wade and LSU Seem Destined for a Reunion Four Years After Messy Firing

The current NC State men’s basketball coach was radioactive after his last stint in Baton Rouge, but now could add to the menagerie of antiheroes.

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are rekindling their bromance, and it’s getting messy with the TSA disaster

Trump thinks the National Guard can solve anything.

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A Trump-era Arkansas school mandate just got struck down by a federal judge after being slammed as ‘unconstitutional’

A federal judge on Monday, March 16, struck down an Arkansas law that mandated the prominent display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. This ruling is a significant development in the ongoing debate over religion in government institutions, especially as similar laws in other states face legal hurdles.

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Judge strikes down Arkansas law mandating schools display the Ten Commandments. Here's what to know

An Arkansas law requiring that the Ten Commandments be prominently displayed in public school classrooms was struck down by a federal judge Monday

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