Six months after the Supreme Court handed Republicans a major victory in a Louisiana redistricting fight, the consequences are showing up on the maps Americans used to elect their representatives. Louisiana has already eliminated one of its two majority-Black congressional…
When Dexter McCoy stepped into history as the first African American elected to serve as Fort Bend County Judge, the victory resonated far beyond a single political campaign. In a county forged by the complex, painful history of the American…
Read them in Seen & Heard, our free, twice-weekly newsletter. ST. LANDRY PARISH, Louisiana — When Patrick Guillory passes the St. Landry Parish courthouse, he looks at the sprawling oaks draped in Spanish moss and pictures the white men who threatened to…
Read them in Seen & Heard, our free, twice-weekly newsletter. NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Supreme Court erased Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district, but it did not erase Black voters’ determination to cast a ballot. There was a steady stream of Black…
Read them in Seen & Heard, our free, twice-weekly newsletter. ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina — As early voting turnout in North Carolina’s midterm elections surged past levels seen in previous years, Mysha Holland was one of the first people in line. Organizers…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Today is Election Day and attorney Ryan Thompson is asking East Baton Rouge Parish voters to take a new look at the District Attorney's Office and how it handles crime, accountability and justice. Thompson is…
A Trump-led redistricting fight could backfire as a record voter turnout is raising eyebrows among both Democratic and Republican strategists. Across several battleground states, particularly in the South, Black voters have made it a mission to get to the polls,…
For years, many of us have treated attacks on voting rights as a series of isolated battles. A restrictive voting law here. A gerrymandered district there. A Supreme Court ruling that strips away protections that generations of Americans bled and…
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PLAQUEMINE — A local favorite spreading family fun and traditional Cajun heritage is wrapping up on Sunday in Iberville Parish. Acadian Festival kicks off final day in Plaquemine, celebrating Cajun culture PLAQUEMINE — A local favorite spreading family fun and traditional Cajun…
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