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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A bill that would give the governor more control over appointments to the state Board of Ethics and a bill to protect access to in vitro fertilization narrowly advanced from legislative committees.
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Louisiana’s Revenue Estimating Conference increased the state general fund forecast for this year by $197 million. But lawmakers can only spend less than half of that without voting to bust the state’s spending cap.
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Gov. Jeff Landry and several state lawmakers visited the U.S. southern border in Texas this week, where Louisiana National Guard troops were deployed to help stop immigrants from entering the country illegally. Landry says the initiative has been a success.
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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.
Arts & Culture
NPR News
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Dr. Adam Hamawy is a former U.S. Army combat surgeon currently in Gaza. He said he's treating primarily civilians, rather than combatants: "mostly children, many women, many elderly."
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NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with culture writer Daniel Chin about how the new HBO series The Sympathizer differs from other Hollywood depictions of the Vietnam War.
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The prosecution just about wrapped up its case in Trump's hush money trial. But did they effectively present their case? Scott Detrow and Ximena Bustillo discuss with law professor Jed Shugerman.
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Uncuffed is a podcast from member station KALW that explores the lives of people who are incarcerated in California prisons.
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Samples of Beethoven's hair reveal he may have suffered from lead poisoning, which could explain some of the difficult physical maladies the composer suffered in his life.