Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill say Louisiana will suspend the congressional primaries, after the U-S Supreme Court ruled the Congressional map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Early voting for the federal elections, including the six U-S House party primaries, was set to begin on Saturday. Shreveport Senator Seabaugh says postponing the Congressional elections is the right thing to do so that a legal Congressional map can approved by the state legislature…
LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says the Supreme Court decision has impacts across the country, since state legislatures now know that they do not have to make race the biggest factor when drawing political boundaries.
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Ground has been broken on the 2.3-billion-dollar I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles.
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On this day in 1812, Louisiana was admitted to the United States as the 18th U-S State. President James Madison signed the act on the ninth anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase.
The LHSAA Softball State championships in Sulphur have been pushed back a day. Semifinals are on Saturday, championship games are on Sunday.