A lawsuit challenging the state’s newest congressional map with two majority-Black districts has been filed. The map stretches the 6th congressional district from Baton Rouge to Shreveport. La-Politics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says politics are involved with the suit, as some of the plaintiffs are supporters of Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves.
Qualifying dates for the November 5th election are June 17th through the 19th.
House Speaker Mike Johnson blames President Biden and the Senate for the ongoing crisis at the Mexican border. Johnson says he’s been waiting two months to read the bipartisan Senate legislation and he hopes what he’s hearing about the bill isn’t true.
The Homeless Coalition of Central Louisiana is asking for a handout through its GoFundMe initiative to help support the homeless population in Central Louisiana. Director Kitty Wynn says the need for support to provide for the homeless is ongoing…
Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins has requested federal assistance for crawfish farmers who have seen a dramatic decline in production because of last year’s historic drought and the recent freeze. The LSU AgCenter estimates the potential losses to be nearly 140 million dollar. Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says he’s hearing some bad stories from crawfish farmers…