The U S Supreme Court agreed to hear Louisiana’s redistricting dispute today. The district lines have been in and out of the courts since they were redrawn after the 2020 Census. The most recent boundaries created 2 majority minority districts but were blocked by a district court as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. Then in May the US Supreme Court put challenges on-hold saying the districts could be used for this election cycle.
Voters in the newly created majority minority 6th district will go to the polls to elect a new congressman tomorrow. All five candidates are black. Democrats Quentin Anderson, Wilken Jones, Peter Williams and State Senator Democrat Cleo Fields are running. Fields says early childhood education is one of his main priorities…
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The lone Republican Elbert Guillory cites education as one of his priorities as well…
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The Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen after the team suffered its seventh straight loss. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Tropical Depression 18 formed south of Jamaica and is now Tropical Storm Rafael. It’s moving northwest towards the Gulf of Mexico. By mid-week, it may reach Category 1 hurricane status as it nears Cuba. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim…