KEVIN McGILL

September 28, 2023 at 2:36 pm

Appeals court blocks hearings on drawing a second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana

A federal judge's plan to hold hearings next week to draw up congressional boundary lines that would give Louisiana a second majority-Black district has been...

September 22, 2023 at 8:19 am

Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale species

The Biden administration is appealing a federal judge's order requiring the Interior Department to expand next week’s scheduled sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and...

Business

September 18, 2023 at 10:53 am

Retrial delayed for man whose conviction in the death of former NFL player Will Smith was overturned VIEW

A long-awaited retrial has been delayed for the man who fatally shot former NFL star Will Smith in a confrontation after a 2016 traffic crash.

September 15, 2023 at 2:21 pm

Louisiana island town to repeal ordinance, let driver fly vulgar anti-Biden flag

A resort island town on the Louisiana coast has agreed to repeal an anti-obscenity ordinance and let a contractor fly a flag from his truck...

September 15, 2023 at 10:35 am

Louisiana moves juveniles from adult penitentiary but continues to fight court order to do so

Louisiana officials say they have moved juvenile detainees from a former death row building at the state's sprawling adult penitentiary.

September 14, 2023 at 1:31 pm

Louisiana, 9 other states ask federal judge to block changes in National Flood Insurance Program

Attorneys for 10 states and some Louisiana local governments hope a federal judge will block a new system for calculating rates for federal flood insurance.

Business

September 14, 2023 at 12:16 pm

Local News

September 8, 2023 at 4:30 pm

Appeals court scales back order squelching Biden administration contact with social media platforms

A federal appeals court has significantly whittled down a lower court order curbing Biden administration communications with social media companies.