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 create “education savings accounts,” or ESAs, passed the Senate following a last-minute push from Gov. Jeff Landry to pass his signature proposal.
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A youth sentencing study shows Alabama and Mississippi are among just four states that top the nation in new juvenile life without parole sentences since 2012.
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New Rice's whale sitings, a rare whale unique to the Gulf of Mexico, has prompted new worries about the dangers it faces from heavy ship traffic near Louisiana and Texas.
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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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Brown University and Tougaloo College students are testing for potential air and noise pollution near the Drax wood pellet plant in Gloster, Mississippi.
Arts & Culture
NPR News
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NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with biologist Vesta Eleuteri regarding a study she authored about elephant communication.
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Actor and director Chris Pine talks about learning from failure in an interview with NPR's Rachel Martin on her new show Wild Card.
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Without addressing his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who is seen in the video being kicked and dragged in 2016, the hip-hop mogul says, "I was disgusted then when I did it. I'm disgusted now."
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Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was passed over to become an astronaut in the 1960s, described his flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard as "life changing."
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Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden's Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance - and future of - democracy.