A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.
Louisiana Considered
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Xavier University of Louisiana canceled Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s commencement speech Wednesday, following pushback over the U.S. ambassador’s voting record on a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Louisiana is one of at least 15 Republican-led states suing the Biden administration to block recent changes to Title IX from taking effect.
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Lawmakers on the House and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced a bill to criminalize illegal immigration. They also advanced a resolution urging Congress to support Israel in the ongoing war in Gaza.
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At least a dozen prominent forecasters are predicting more than 20 named storms will form over the Atlantic Ocean this year.
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Tim Temple, Louisiana's insurance commissioner, joined Gov. Jeff Landry as he signed a package of bills that will deregulate the state's insurance market.
Arts & Culture
NPR News
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Author Kazuo Ishiguro and jazz singer Stacey Kent turned a friendship into a songwriting collaboration. Sixteen lyrics have been compiled in a new book The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Maggie Harrison Dupre, staff writer at Futurism, about her reporting into AI-generated articles appearing on major news publications.
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Gov. Jeff Landry made his appeal directly at two town halls, urging parents to push their local senators to pass a bill that creates universal “education savings accounts.”
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Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region.
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Stock markets received a boost from new data showing inflation is easing. Lower inflation has raised hopes about the U.S. economy — but there are still a lot of unknowns.