Lawmakers call to reform Louisiana’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ justice of the peace system

Louisiana’s justices of the peace courts, which oversee thousands of evictions annually, alongside other small claims and civil matters, are uniquely funded by the filing fees that each court generates. The Guardian revealed a system that brings in millions of dollars a year in filing fee revenue – leading to a handful of justices, who are compensated directly from this income, earning lucrative amounts…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/louisiana-justice-of-the-peace-courts-lawmaker-reaction

 

Vatican upholds excommunication of US deacon who resigned after son was molested by priest

“While I am disappointed, I am not surprised,” Peyton said in the statement, which also clarified that he had since moved on from the Anglican church to a nondenominational congregation. “Apparently, according to Bishop Deshotel, finding a faith community where my family can worship without reliving the trauma endured is a greater scandal to the Diocese of Lafayette than the sexual abuse of a child. I find that deeply troubling.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/catholic-church-excommunication-appeal-louisiana 

 

NDAs are hiding data center deals, drawing ire from locals — and attention from lawmakers : NPR

The negotiations between the data center developer — Dallas-based Applied Digital Corp. — and local officials were shielded under nondisclosure agreements (NDAs). 

 In Rapides Parish, the secrecy left residents with unanswered questions and distrust of their local leaders. But the use of NDAs for negotiations on data centers is common across the country, according to experts and those in the industry. And the practice has faced opposition from the public and some lawmakers.

https://www.npr.org/2026/08/27/nx-s1-5879528/data-center-nda-disclosure-louisiana 

Christian library employee sues after refusing to use colleague's pronouns!

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CzUsaWCaip4

Top Democrat urges end to secrecy over proposed ICE child detention center

Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, has written to the project’s contractors and to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing concerns over conflicts of interest, environmental contamination and “the absence of a public process” in the center’s planning…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/democrat-louisiana-ice-family-detention-center

Louisiana Republicans pass gerrymandered map that eliminates majority-Black district - POLITICO

Friday’s result is a major win for Landry and for President Donald Trump, further extending Republicans’ gains through mid-decade redistricting this cycle…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/29/louisiana-republicans-pass-gerrymander-landry-00942820

 

A New Orleans attorney was punished for exposing a clergy abuser. Here’s what officials hid for years

Richard Trahant appeals to supreme court after he was fined $400,000 for helping get priest removed from school – and the record of his sanction was placed under seal

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/23/richard-trahant-new-orleans-clergy-abuse 

 

Republican Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy loses primary after Trump intervenes to oust him

Cassidy’s bid to win nomination for third term was imperiled by his vote to convict Trump after January 6 insurrection…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/republican-louisiana-senator-bill-cassidy-results-primary-trump

 

Blame John Roberts For Destroying the Voting Rights Act

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aCZaLgf94pE

 

The Supreme Court's Jim Crow Jurisprudence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18HdBQjbv58

‘An unmitigated s--t show fever dream’: Louisiana enters election chaos - POLITICO

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s decision has set off a scramble among local election heads, GOP state legislators and candidates on both sides of the aisle...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/01/lousiana-republicans-election-chaos-00902893

US supreme court ‘demolishes’ Voting Rights Act, gutting provision that prevented racial discrimination

The US supreme court has ruled that Louisiana will have to redraw its congressional map, in a landmark decision that effectively guts a major section of the Voting Rights Act. 

In a 6-3 decision along partisan lines, the court rendered ineffective section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the last remaining powerful provision of the 1965 civil rights law that prevents racial discrimination in voting. Section 2 has long been used to ensure minority voters are treated fairly in redistricting...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling

 

Black lawmakers decry supreme court voting decision: ‘We’re going backwards’

The lawmakers who represent Alabama’s two Black congressional districts, who are now at risk of losing their seats after the supreme court effectively decimated the Voting Rights Act, said the decision sends the US “backwards”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/black-lawmakers-supreme-court-voting-rights-ruling

 

Supreme Court calls Louisiana's House map an 'unconstitutional racial gerrymander' : NPR

Although the court kept Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act intact, Wednesday's decision all but guts the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement and protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5754657/supreme-court-louisiana-redistricting

 

At least one dead and five people injured in Louisiana mall shooting, police say

Baton Rouge police chief says attack unfolded after argument inside food court at Mall of Louisiana…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/louisiana-mall-shooting-baton-rouge 

Mass shooting rampage in Louisiana leaves eight children dead and others wounded

Shamar Elkins, killed seven of his own children and wounded their mother, as well as killing another child. 

The victims ranged in age from one to about 12 years old. The mother and another woman are in critical condition. Elkins died after a police pursuit...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/19/shreveport-louisiana-mass-shooting.

 

Catholic priest in Louisiana charged with child sexual abuse

Korey LaVergne, 37, of the Lafayette diocese, charged with three counts of felony indecent behavior with a juvenile…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/catholic-priest-louisiana-charged

 

Shooting at Mardi Gras parade in Louisiana wounds five people, including child

At the time of the shooting in Clinton on Saturday, there had been at least 24 mass shootings in the US so far in the year, according to the nonpartisan Gun Violence Archive...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/mardi-gras-parade-shooting-louisiana

‘We’re back at stage one’: Trump cuts rock Louisiana town plagued by gun violence

Her plans ground to a halt in April of this year, shortly after Donald Trump returned to the White House and embarked on a controversial campaign of slashing government spending. His justice department cancelled $800m in funding meant for groups combating gun violence, sexual assault, hate crimes and related issues nationwide, which included the grant Daniels received. Equal Justice USA lost so much funding that, after more than three decades pursuing criminal justice reform, it was forced to close…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/dec/15/bogalusa-louisiana-trump-gun-violence

 

This Meta data center is the size of Manhattan. It could bankrupt Louisiana farmers

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7mN1WbxDbnQ