Louisiana News

A congressional map with one Democratic district clears Louisiana House committee

Groups across the Gulf South are organizing, holding rallies and pushing back against efforts to eliminate Black congressional districts.

One final vote in the Louisiana Legislature would allow the state Republican and Democratic parties to exclude unaffiliated voters from their primary elections starting in 2027.

Louisiana’s top weather official said the 2026 hurricane season is expected to produce an average number of storms, perhaps slightly less.

Morris’ recent land deals in light of Meta’s Hyperion data center buildout are raising questions about whether the senator violated state laws designed to prohibit self-dealing.

State Sen. John “Jay” Morris helped bring Meta’s Hyperion project to Richland Parish. Here’s what he did with his land — before and after Meta’s announcement.

The congressional map with one less Democratic district will go before the House Governmental Affairs Committee Thursday morning.

After voters rejected the constitutional amendment to combine education funds to help pay for permanent teacher pay raises, Gov. Jeff Landry made a social media post saying that if teachers do not get a pay raise, then no one in state government will get one.

Of the total 787,521 votes cast, 64% of voters statewide rejected the amendment. In East Baton Rouge, 69% of voters rejected it.

Two seats are open on the commission regulating Louisiana’s utilities in this November’s election.