The fate of Louisiana’s congressional map is up in the air again after a two-to-one ruling throws out the map lawmakers approved in January with a second majority-black district. State Attorney General Liz Murrill says the state will appeal the ruling but with a Secretary of State deadline of May 15th for the map, political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the clock is ticking…
Qualifying for the fall elections is mid-July.
House Criminal Justice advances a bill to better define gun-free zones for parade routes. It clarifies guns are not permitted within 100 feet of the center line of the route. President of the Louisiana Shooting Association Dan Zelenka…
The bill heads to the house.
Big vote today on the House floor as the bill that calls for a constitutional convention is up for debate this afternoon. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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14 people, eight women and six men, have been arrested after pro-Palestine protests on Tulane’s campus refused to leave. The university says most of the protesters are not affiliated with the school. Two of the arrestees were Tulane students and two others Loyola. Police say they warned protesters before more than 100 law enforcement officers removed them from campus.