Louisiana
As Louisiana’s coast erodes, its historic communities are disappearing too
February 24, 2023New levees are too late to stop the exodus for bayou villages like Pointe-aux-Chenes.
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Supreme Court handing GOP seven congressional seats it otherwise wouldn’t have
August 11, 2022Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, and Ohio are told to use Congressional maps that their courts ruled were illegal.
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Supreme Court tosses Louisiana anti-abortion law, drawing cheers
June 30, 2020Pro-choice groups warn, however, that the fight continues in the courts and requires dumping Trump in November.
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The Louisiana governor’s race and taking the long view in the Deep South
September 26, 2019In 2015, voters were not blind to Edward’s shortcomings but saw beyond them and realized progress was in reach. Nearsighted voting will result in only backward motion.
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This week in history: The city of New Orleans founded in 1718
May 7, 2018This year in New Orleans, it’s Laissez les bons temps rouler—Let the good times roll—as a unique historic American city marks its 300th birthday.
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