A young man has successfully navigated his studies while living at a homeless shelter. The student, Elijah Hogan, graduated as valedictorian at his Louisiana high school. Hogan lived
Source: Jeffry Myers / Getty Louisiana has been on one lately. Within the last month alone, Louisiana Republicans have successfully dismantled a majority-Black voting district for no other
After years of debate, the Supreme Court granted Louisiana permission to use a congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts in the 2024 election. The High Court sided
Black voters in Louisiana are at risk of having to vote again for a second majority-Black district after a federal court ruled it unconstitutional. Almost two years after
Source: CRobertson / Getty Louisiana lawmakers are still fighting hard to keep the state’s second majority-Black House district from ever seeing the light of day. Last week, three
NEW ORLEANS – FEBRUARY 09: Voters enter a polling place in the Lower 9th Ward to cast their ballots in the state’s presidential primary on February 9, 2008,
A panel of federal judges rejected a freshly drawn congressional map, creating a second majority-Black district in Louisiana. In a 2-1 ruling on April 30, judges ruled the
A general view of the Louisiana State Capitol on April 17, 2020, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. | Source: Chris Graythen / Getty The State Constitution of Louisiana is
A white police officer in Louisiana was shown on video choking an unarmed Black man during an incident that attorneys say not only violates state law but also
The town of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, is presumed to have a Black sheriff for the first time in over 20 years. Henry Whitehorn declared victory on March 23