Students could select just one race before 2002, multiple races plus Hispanic origin from 2003 to 2013, and any combination of race/ethnicity after 2013; Chart: Kavya Beheraj/Axios Louisiana has a ...

See the chart summarizing results of our tests for ... and the remainder in Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas. That south-central region of the country has a long history of producing ...

In 1793, Thomas Jefferson commissioned the botanist to chart a route to the Pacific ... rest of what became the United States, including Louisiana, was controlled by Spain. And while Spain ...

A new study confirms what residents in Louisiana oil towns have long suspected: They get all the pollution but very few of the jobs.

Buck moth caterpillars are back, some with a vengeance. How will this year's population stack up to last year? Here's what to ...

A majority of the court appeared skeptical of a challenge to Louisiana’s voting map ... showed a sharp increase in the state’s Black population. When lawmakers adopted a map that included ...

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Monday with a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral map that raised the number of Black ...

African-Americans make up nearly one-third of Louisiana's population. The judge blocked the state from conducting congressional elections under those lines and ordered the state to put in place a ...

who make up more than a third of the state's population. The layout of Louisiana's congressional districts could have potential implications for the 2026 midterm elections. "We'd rather not be ...

Gov. Jeff Landry's administration, which has boasted about multibillion dollar investments from social media giant Meta and automaker Hyundai in recent months, released a new strategic plan for ...

Louisiana consistently lags behind its peers in key measures of a strong economy, like private sector employment, personal incomes and population growth, the report notes. While other states have ...