POWHATAN, La.—Three members of Southern University’s marching band, known as the Human Jukebox, were killed in a crash with an 18-wheeler, a university spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. Louisiana State Police Master Trooper Casey Wallace told news outlets the two-vehicle crash happened Tuesday night in the Natchitoches area and confirmed three people died in the collision. State…
Officials Sentenced to Prison for Vote-Buying Scheme in Louisiana: DOJ
The former police chief of a Louisiana city and a former city council member were sentenced this week to one year in prison over a vote-buying scheme during a federal election, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Jerry Trabona, 73, the former police chief of Amite City, and Kristian Hart, 50, a former Amite…
Biden Administration’s Selective Deportation Policy That States Say Endangers Communities Is Challenged in Supreme Court
November 29, 2022
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Two states challenging the Biden administration’s decision last year to focus its deportation efforts on individuals deemed to be a threat to public safety urged the Supreme Court during oral arguments on Nov. 29 not to restore the policy. The states take the position that the federal government is illegally refusing to enforce the nation’s…
White House Asks Congress for $500 Million to Modernize Oil Reserve
November 25, 2022
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WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has asked Congress for $500 million to modernize the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), a document outlining the request shows. If approved by Congress, the request, issued by the White House on Nov. 15, provides the Department of Energy (DOE) with funding to improve the four SPR sites along the Texas and…
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Immigration Case Brought by Texas, Louisiana
November 19, 2022
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Oral arguments are scheduled to be heard before the U.S. Supreme this month in a case brought by Texas and Louisiana over the Department of Homeland Security altering policy to prohibit certain violent criminal foreign nationals from being detained and deported and instead releasing them into the United States. Ahead of oral arguments, Louisiana Attorney…
Sen. John Kennedy Giving ‘Serious Consideration’ to Bid for Louisiana Governor
One of the two U.S. senators representing Louisiana said on Nov. 14 that he’s thinking about entering the state’s 2023 governor’s race. “I’ve spent my life and career serving the people of Louisiana,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said in a statement. “Becky and I raised our family here and are so proud to call it…
Sen. John Kennedy Giving ‘Serious Consideration’ to Louisiana Gubernatorial Run
One of the two U.S. senators representing Louisiana said Nov. 14 that he’s thinking about launching a gubernatorial bid. “I’ve spent my life and career serving the people of Louisiana. Becky and I raised our family here and are so proud to call it home. But we can’t deny that our great state is facing…
Louisiana Democrat Running for Reelection Dies in Crash
Melville’s Democrat Mayor Velma D. Hendrix, who was running for reelection in the Nov. 8 midterms, died in a car crash just a few hours before the polls were to close. The 84-year-old Democrat was involved in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 190 near LA Highway 741 on Tuesday, according to a Nov. 8…
Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Retrial for Nonunanimous Jury Convictions After Practice Ruled Unconstitutional
October 21, 2022
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A divided Supreme Court of Louisiana ruled that a ban on nonunanimous jury verdicts will not be applied retroactively, which means up to 1,500 inmates who were convicted by split juries will not get a new trial. The ruling (pdf) on Oct. 21 in State of Louisiana v. Reddick, court file 2021-KP-01893, comes out of…
19th Century Sunken Ship Revealed by Low Water Levels in Mississippi River
BATON ROUGE, Lousiana—An old Cajun memory of the Mississippi River has been uncovered by lowered water levels amid the worst drought the area has seen in a decade. A sunken ship from the 19th century emerged as the drought persisted, bringing to light what was once known as the S.S. (Steam Ship) Brookhill commercial ferry…
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