Louisiana

‘I will pass the 10 Commandments Bill again out of the Senate next session,’ said Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

‘This bill protects women across Louisiana and I was proud to sign this bill into law today,’ says Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry.

A Louisiana bill mandating all public classrooms to display Ten Commandments could be the first such measure passed in the nation.

Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to sign the bill into law.

The bill would criminalize possession of mifepristone and misoprostol without a valid prescription.

The plaintiffs argue that the congressional map with two majority black districts approved by state lawmakers constitutes ‘a brutal racial gerrymander.’

The state claims that a lower court’s decision to strike down the redistricting plan constitutes ‘a federal takeover’ of the state’s electoral system.

Louisiana officials say the court needs to act by May 15 to keep planning for this year’s elections on track.

Whatever the court decides could affect the makeup of the next U.S. Congress.

The judges said that race had played a ‘predominate role’ and that a new congressional district constituted an ‘impermissible racial gerrymander.’

‘YoungBoy’ indicted for possessing a gun after being convicted of a felony.

Bill passed during special legislative session to deal with crime, but a gun control group says permitless carry of firearms will exacerbate the problem.