‘Patients cannot go to court to challenge a law while hemorrhaging,’ lawsuit says

The Louisiana Legislature gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would label two drugs used to induce labor and treat miscarriages as “controlled dangerous substances,” despite opposition from a broad group of medical professionals.

Voters in several states will likely have the chance to reverse their states’ abortion bans this November — but the election results could come too late for clinics that have been forced to scale back or even shut down while those bans were in effect.

Bill expands crime of obstructing roadway

Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry took $40,000 from Cox Operating LLC and its affiliates, which owe $200 million to Louisiana small businesses.

Voters in four states have approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, while those in a fifth state rejected a flawed version of the question. The measures approved Tuesday could curtail the use of prison labor in Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont. In Louisiana, […]

An overview of six of the 12 states with strict abortion bans after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision shows the drastic effects anti-abortion policies can have.

‘This systemic misconduct was blessed by top brass at the Louisiana State Police,’ said Alanah Odoms, executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana.

Despite the department’s decision to close its investigation of Emmett Till’s slaying, agents are still probing as many as 20 other civil rights cold cases.

With an estimated 1,000 women per week in Texas seeking an abortion, clinics in nearby states report being overwhelmed.

In New Orleans, city crews worked to clear streets of debris and stores began reopening. Outside New Orleans, neighborhoods remained flooded and residents were still reeling from damage.

The Missouri Republican wants to block efforts to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus even while children remain the most vulnerable.

Louisiana Republican lawmakers want to override Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of a trans sports ban.

People are turning increasingly to self-managed medication abortions.

There is no legitimate research that shows a medication abortion can be reversed, but that won’t stop conservative lawmakers from pushing the harmful lie.

The Colonial Pipeline Company thanked the Biden administration for its assistance in responding to a cyberattack.

Louisiana taxpayers may be on the hook for over $8 million after GOP lawmakers there took an abortion case to the Supreme Court and failed. Texas is following in the state’s footsteps.

GOP state Rep. Ray Garofalo Jr. introduced a bill to ban teaching ‘divisive concepts’ in schools.

Rep. Steve Scalise’s home state of Louisiana has led the nation in homicides for 31 years, but he thinks crime should disqualify Washington, D.C., from statehood.

Republicans are unhappy that ICE officials are no longer issuing detainers for some people under current administration policy.

‘Do we recognize that the biblical record is replete with the violence of man?’ Rep. Clay Higgins asked the House of Representatives.

The 41-year-old father of two died just days before he was set to be sworn into office.

The Bureau of Prisons continues to struggle with an exploding number of coronavirus cases in its prisons.

As of now, 10 states have ‘trigger laws’ that will automatically make abortion illegal if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) posted a video in which he idolized Trump and falsely claimed the election has been stolen.

It could be devastating if the state succeeds.

‘All of this has long-term implications for city planning, for how we address our needs, and for ensuring that we are fairly represented.’

Sen. John Kennedy told people who want to keep schools closed to kiss his ass.

A number of transgender people have been killed in the past few weeks and are being misgendered in death.

The GOP attorneys general want lawmakers’ ‘assistance in tempering the anti-police rhetoric that is jeopardizing the safety of our officers.’