The Biden administration has dropped an investigation into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk, according to a federal court filing Tuesday.
More insurance lawsuits were filed in Louisiana’s district courts than in any other state from 2020 to 2022, according to a recent analysis by legal analytics firm Lex Machina.
Today’s surprising U.S. Supreme Court ruling overthrowing Alabama's congressional map because it dilutes Black voting power could also erase Louisiana's congressional boundaries and require the state to add a second majority Black district.