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Thursday, May 2

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Biden campaign hits Trump over proposed Louisiana bill to criminalize possession of abortion pills

thehill.com

President Biden’s reelection campaign is blaming former President Trump for a bill proposed in Louisiana that would criminalize possession of the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol. In a statement first shared with The Hill from…

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Waterproof, Louisiana and All the Other Weird U.S. Town Names

mix931fm.com

From Ding Dong to Waterproof, there are some truly strange town names in the United States. Continue reading…

Teacher Alexa Wingerter, 35, is charged after claims she sent sexual images and messages to teenage boys while employed at Louisiana school

www.dailymail.co.uk

A 35-year-old Louisiana teacher has been charged with engaging in inappropriate relationships with teenage boys.

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New Black Majority Louisiana House Seat in Limbo

politicalwire.com

Cook Political Report: “Just when Democrats thought they could count on picking up new Black majority seats in Alabama and Louisiana, a three-judge federal panel threw a wrench in that

Louisiana has no congressional map, but there's a simple solution

www.dailykos.com

Louisiana is once again without a valid congressional map following a new federal court ruling issued Tuesday evening, and it's not yet clear how the matter might get resolved. But proposals put forward earlier in the complex litigation…

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Louisiana teacher had sex with one student, sexted and bought booze for others: police

www.foxnews.com

Louisiana high school teacher Alexa Wingerter, 35, allegedly had sexual relations with "at least one" of her 18-year-old male students, and bought booze for others.

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Popeyes Louisiana Chicken to open first restaurant at Belfast shopping centre

The company has begun advertising for a general manager role at its first restaurant in Northern Ireland

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Morning Digest: There's a smart path forward for Louisiana's House map

www.dailykos.com

The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team.

Judges Trash Louisiana Congressional Map With Second-Majority Black District

The majority ruling was handed down by former President Donald Trump-appointed judges.

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard reveals ex-fiancé Ken Urker moving to Louisiana to be ‘closer’ after confirming rekindled romance

pagesix.com

"... I just really am doing the best I can with moving forward with my life," the convicted murderer said of moving forward with Urker.

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Federal judges block newly drawn Louisiana congressional map

www.bostonglobe.com

A newly drawn congressional map in Louisiana has been struck down by a panel of federal judges who found that the new boundaries, which form a second majority Black district in the state, amounted to an “impermissible racial gerrymander”…

Wednesday, May 1

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Louisiana teacher accused of sexting, supplying alcohol for students, and having sex with ‘at least one’ of them

www.lawofficer.com

SLIDELL, La. – A school teacher in Louisiana has been taken into custody after she reportedly sent naked photographs to students while also supplying them with alcohol, and having sex with “at least one” of them, according to law…

Xavier University of Louisiana to open fifth HBCU medical school in the nation

clutchpoints.com

Xavier University of Louisiana and Ochsner Health System are partnering to create the nation’s fifth HBCU medical school. The newly-minted Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine will reportedly “mitigate disparities that kill Black people with…

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Correction: Louisiana-Congressional Districts story

www.startribune.com

In a story published April 30, 2024, about a panel of federal judges rejecting a new congressional map for Louisiana, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a separate remap case before U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick in Baton…

Correction: Louisiana-Congressional Districts story

wtop.com

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a story published April 30, 2024, about a panel of federal judges rejecting a new…

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US judges deny new Louisiana voting map with second majority-Black district

A new congressional map in Louisiana creating a second majority-Black House district was rejected by a panel of federal judges, causing uncertainty for fall elections. The ruling blocked a map from 2022, which maintained one Black-majority…

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US judges reject new Louisiana voting map with second majority-Black district

www.theguardian.com

Rejection by three-judge panel fuels new uncertainty about district boundaries as state prepares for congressional elections

Judges reject Louisiana congressional map with second majority-Black House district

thehill.com

A panel of federal judges rejected a newly drawn congressional map Tuesday that would have created a second majority-Black district in Louisiana. The move tees up a potential redistricting battle in the nation's high court. In a 2-1 ruling…

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Louisiana police clear out anti-Israel encampment at Tulane University, arrest 14 protesters

www.foxnews.com

Tulane University cracked down on anti-Israel protesters on its campus Wednesday morning, with Louisiana police making 14 arrests.