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The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander.

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Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote

May 15, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the...

The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom.

Man who shot ex-New Orleans Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter

April 25, 2024 at 12:59 p.m.

The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom.

As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it’s worth noting that they’re not just annoying, noisy pests — if prepared properly, they can also be tasty to eat.

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Would you like a cicada salad? The monstrous little noisemakers descend on a New Orleans menu

April 19, 2024 at 7:17 a.m.

As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it’s worth noting that they’re not just annoying, noisy pests — if prepared properly, they...

A federal appeals court based in New Orleans has become a prime destination for conservatives pursuing legal strategies to bolster gun rights, stop abortion or — as was the case Wednesday — block immigration.

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Texas immigration ruling puts spotlight on nation’s most conservative federal appeals court

March 20, 2024 at 5:21 p.m.

A federal appeals court based in New Orleans has become a prime destination for conservatives pursuing legal strategies to bolster gun rights, stop abortion or — as was the case...

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Lawsuit: US citizen held for skin color, Latino name

August 23, 2019 at 8:18 p.m.

A Honduran-born U.S. citizen says in a federal lawsuit that he was illegally held in a Louisiana jail for days because a sheriff's office wrongly suspected he was in the...

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