The Supreme Court ruled the most recent congressional map approved by lawmakers with two Black majority districts will be the one used in upcoming federal elections this week. Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said we needed the map by May 15th for the November elections, but Some questioned the deadline when the election is not until November. Landry says it takes months to run a statewide election.
Recall efforts to oust embattled St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Christopher Tape after criminal accusations of child sexual abuse more than two decades ago in New Mexico came to light are underway. Noble-Bates Young with Family First St. Tammany says they’ve collected about 6,000 signatures. As for who will run against Tape if the recall is successful, Young says they are focused on getting enough signatures right now.
The Louisiana Senate has passed the Gator Scholarship Program which would give parents the ability to receive taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuition. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A bill to ban transgender people from using school restrooms and other facilities that match their gender identity passed in the Senate 29 to 10. New Orleans Senator Royce Duplessis asked Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell, who presented it to the Senate, why it’s needed. She says because of an incident that happened at a Louisiana park restroom…