Louisiana
Alabama and Tennessee rush to eliminate Black representation in Congress
May 6, 2026Civil rights, labor, and allies fight attempts to restore Jim Crow conditions across the South.
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This Supreme Court ‘victory’ for oil giants is not what it seems
April 30, 2026A recent ruling puts $745 million to restore Louisiana's coastline in doubt. But the effort to get Chevron and other oil majors to pay is far from over.
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Supreme Court trashes what’s left of Voting Rights Act
April 29, 2026Justices tear up Louisiana map allowing second Black congressional district, while gerrymandering fight expands to Florida.
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Louisiana state legislature advances bill criminalizing homelessness
April 22, 2026Right-wing lawmakers are joining a Trump administration-led campaign targeting the most vulnerable.
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Hurricane Katrina anniversary: How the free market killed New Orleans
August 29, 2025Knowing a momentous storm was heading for the city, what did officials do? They played the free market. Everyone was expected to devise their own way out.
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