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Louisiana voters will decide on eight constitutional amendments in 2023 – four in Oct., four in Nov.

The Louisiana State Legislature concluded its legislative session for 2023 on June 8. During this session, a total of seven constitutional amendments were passed, adding to the existing one that was referred to the 2023 ballot in the legislature’s 2022 session. Altogether, there will be eight amendments on the statewide…

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Fears that Republicans’ rhetoric after Trump indictment could spark violence

‘An eye for an eye’, said Arizona congressman, while another representative from Louisiana gave militaristic instructions

The Guardian - US

Surprise US supreme court ruling could help Democrats take House in 2024

Ruling on Alabama congressional map gives Black voters more opportunities to elect candidates of their choice

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Supreme Court voting rights ruling stuns minority voters, who hope it expands their representation

This week’s Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional maps was seen by many minority lawmakers and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing gerrymandered political maps that dilute the political strength of communities of color

The Independent UK

Expert: SCOTUS wrongly awarded GOP House

Supreme Court rejecting Alabama maps that diluted Black voting power may have big implications in other states

Salon

Alabama ruling could help Democrats in multiple states - Roll Call

Democrats could pick up several seats as a result of a Supreme Court ruling in an Alabama case upholding part of the Voting Rights Act.

Roll Call

Reed Timmer Recounts His Top 5 Most Memorable Hurricane Interceptions

Extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer has spent over 25 years tracking and intercepting hurricanes in addition to hunting tornadoes.

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Exxon’s Plan to Monetize “Carbon Capture”

Nucor Corporation has recently entered into a partnership with Exxon Mobil to implement a carbon capture, transportation, and storage initiative at its direct reduced iron (DRI) facility in Convent, Louisiana.

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A billion-pound problem: How unchecked “excess emissions” ballooned in Texas

Over the last two decades, state regulators have allowed companies to release more than a billion pounds of excess pollution.

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A look at restrictions on LGBTQ+ people in the US, and the pushback

A Florida law banning transgender youth from getting medical treatment is temporarily on hold after a surprise decision by a federal judge

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Louisiana lawmakers approve anti-LGBTQ+ bills that include ban on trans care for minors

Louisiana is poised to become the latest state to enact laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community

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Louisiana Senate passes bill banning gender-affirming car for transgender youths

A controversial bill — that at one point had been presumed dead — banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths in Louisiana was passed by the Senate on Monday and is likely to reach the governor’s desk

The Independent UK

Let the good times roll

Last month, one of the great explorers and producers of American vernacular music, Chris Strachwitz, passed away. He was 91 years old. He was the founder and co-owner (with Tom Diamant) of Arhoolie Records which since its first release in 1960, Texas Sharecropper And Songster by Texan bluesman Mance Lipscomb,…

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What to know about the legislative inquiry into Ronald Greene's deadly arrest

Louisiana legislators who last year demanded answers from Gov. John Bel Edwards on whether he was complicit in a cover-up of troopers’ deadly arrest of a Black motorist have quietly abandoned their work without hearing from the governor or issuing any findings

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Fizzled probe spares governor scrutiny over Ronald Greene’s deadly arrest

Louisiana legislators who last year demanded answers from Gov. John Bel Edwards on whether he was complicit in a cover-up of state troopers’ deadly arrest of a Black motorist have quietly abandoned their work without hearing from the governor or issuing any findings

Daily Mirror

Baseball star Cameron Robbins’ parents say they're in 'mourning' after teen's disappearance

Louisiana baseball star Cameron Robbins, 18, disappeared in the shark-infested waters off the coast of Athol Island in the Bahamas after jumping overboard from a pirate theme cruise ship

Daily Mirror

Cameron Robbins' obituary describes 'beloved' teen lost at sea as 'funny' and 'driven'

Louisiana baseball star Cameron Robbins was lost at sea after jumping from the cruise ship off the coast of Athol Island in the Bahamas on May 24

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As end of session nears, Louisiana lawmakers advance controversial LGBTQ+-related bills

As Louisiana’s legislative session nears adjournment, lawmakers are pushing forward controversial LGBTQ+-related bills, including advancing a resurrected ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths

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18-year-old Louisiana baseball star may have been attacked by shark

Robbins' teammates and friends have held a vigil for him in Baton Rouge.

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Louisiana legislature refers two constitutional amendments to October 14 ballot concerning freedom of worship and nonprofit property tax exemptions

On May 30, 2023, the Louisiana State Legislature gave final approval to two constitutional amendments set to appear on the ballot on Oct. 14, 2023.

The Independent UK

Bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths in Louisiana resurrected

Amid mounting pressure from Republicans, a bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths in Louisiana that was narrowly killed by a legislative committee last week has been resurrected

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10 states and scores of local governments sue FEMA over higher flood insurance rates

The states — from the Gulf Coast, the West and Midwest — along with dozens of municipalities are trying to block rate hikes under the National Flood Insurance Program.

The Independent UK

Louisiana, 9 other states sue US government over steep flood insurance rate increases

Louisiana and nine other states have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over sharp increases in national flood insurance rates slated to be phased in over the coming years

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Louisiana 5-star 2024 defense end has Ohio State in top group ahead of visit

The Buckeyes will host the 5-star on his official tomorrow #GoBucks

Daily Mirror

Who is missing teen baseball star Cameron Robbins who jumped off cruise ship 'as a dare'

Cameron Robbins had recently graduated from University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and was enjoying a trip to the Bahamas with other graduates when he jumped overboard on a sunset cruise as a dare

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