It was the middle of the 1980s and the University of New Orleans was trying to elevate the status of its men’s basketball program. Eackles made the difference.

Lawmakers are considering a bill to let the governor appoint two members to the Louisiana Public Service Commission, ...

A New Orleans state representative who as head of the Louisiana House Democratic Caucus has marshaled opposition to Gov. Jeff ...

A federal three-judge panel has heard arguments over whether the Mississippi Legislature’s proposed redistricting maps satisfy a court order that determined state officials diluted Black voting ...

New Orleans and Louisiana officials say they've reduced backlog of rape and sexual assault test kits, in addition to DNA test ...

A Louisiana redistricting case signals that further attacks on the Voting Rights Act may be coming, putting fair ...

It was not clear at oral arguments on Monday how the Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisiana’s latest redistricting plan. The state and a group of Black voters ask the justices to ...

The high court eventually affirmed the ruling from Alabama, which led to a new map and a second district that could elect a ...

LOS ANGELES -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California on new state ... to review these maps and to stay informed," said Supervisor Kathryn Barger, whose district includes the Eaton ...

Louisiana’s Solicitor General Benjamin Aguiñaga argued in support of the map that created a second majority-Black district. The newly configured Louisiana 6th congressional dis ...

A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.