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Fort Worth Zoo releases endangered Louisiana pine snakes into the wild

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The Fort Worth Zoo released 75 Louisiana pine snakes in the Kisatchie National Forest – the most snakes released by the zoo at once since its conservation program began in 2015. The May 9 release marked a major conservation milestone; the…

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2024 Louisiana Energy Conference to Be Held in New Orleans May 28 – May 30, 2024

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The Conference, hosted by Al Petrie Advisors, has been expanded this year and will now feature a series of 32 panels and presentations that will address key domestic and international industry developments and topics. Executives from over…

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Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Louisiana’s Congressional Map With Second Majority Black District

Louisiana has six congressional seats, a 31.4% Black population, only one district was majority Black.

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Life-threatening flash flooding takes aim at parts of Texas and Louisiana

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Relentless rounds of heavy rain have battered parts of Texas and Louisiana this spring, and another round is coming Thursday to many of the hard-hit areas.

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After Accidentally Legalizing Intoxicating Hemp Products, Louisiana Is On Track To Outlaw Them Again

“I would simply echo that the best regulation is the elimination of this illegitimate industry.” By Wesley Muller, Louisiana Illuminator Louisiana lawmakers are one step away from dismantling a consumable hemp industry they created two…

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Supreme Court says Louisiana can use new congressional map with second majority-Black district

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The Supreme Court said it will allow Louisiana to use a new congressional map that created a second Black majority district. The ruling could position Democrats to pick up a seat in November in the narrowly-divided House.

Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote

www.independent.co.uk

Ruling boosts Democrats chances of controlling the House and comes amid claims of racial gerrymandering

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Tornadoes, Hail Threaten Texas and Louisiana as Severe Thunderstorms Hit

www.newsweek.com

Parts of Texas can expect "damaging wind gusts," the National Weather Service said, with tornadoes and flash flooding possible.

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Louisiana’s 2nd Black district restored

www.arkansasonline.com

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander.

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Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use contested map for election

www.mercurynews.com

The Supreme Court's order does not deal with a lower-court ruling that found the map relied too heavily on race. Instead, it only prevents yet another new map from being drawn for this year's elections.

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U.S. Supreme Court restores Louisiana voting map with second majority-Black district

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The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily cleared the way for Louisiana to use a voting map with two majority-Black districts in this year's election, a decision that could help Democrats pick up a seat in the U.S. House.

Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote

nypost.com

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district.

How the Supreme Court's Louisiana map decision could impact 2024 races

www.cbsnews.com

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Louisiana can use a newly-drawn House map that includes a second district with a majority of Black voters. The decision comes after a lower court recently called the map unconstitutional racial…

Supreme Court Orders Louisiana to Use New Map

politicalwire.com

“The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday effectively ordered Louisiana to hold this fall’s congressional elections using two Black majority districts instead of one,” the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. “The high

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Supreme Court temporarily approves Louisiana's latest congressional map

www.axios.com

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily allowed Louisiana to move forward with a congressional map that include two majority-Black districts for the 2024 elections.

Supreme Court lets Louisiana use new congressional map in upcoming election

www.cbsnews.com

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will allow Louisiana to use a congressional map in November that includes a second district where the majority of voters are Black, giving them the opportunity to elect their favored candidate. Nikole…

SCOTUS Issues Ruling on Louisiana Election Map

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander. The order…

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Supreme Court accepts new Louisiana map; liberal justices dissent

thehill.com

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a new congressional map that includes a second Black majority House district in Louisiana can be used in November after a lower court rejected that map earlier this month. The high court issued a…