A federal judge blocked Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution, citing concerns over cruel and unusual punishment. The ...
A judge refused to halt a lawsuit aimed at derailing a statewide vote on Amendment 2. Liz Murrill said she's asking the ...
Conservatives have challenged the drawing of some Black-majority congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterms ...
JDC Judge Louise Hines denied the Attorney General & Secretary of State’s request to have the case challenging Amendment 2′s ballot language be thrown out.
Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came a week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
The woman was charged alongside a New York doctor who prescribed the medication. Gov. Hochul has refused to extradite the ...
U.S. Supreme Court blocked Louisiana’s law in 2008; Rep. Bruce Skaug thinks nation’s high court will rule differently ...
A vote no on amendment 4 keeps the requirements to fill judicial vacancies as-is. A vote yes re-writes the timing requirements to fill empty judge seats. Click here to report a typo (please include ...
The Louisiana attorney general's office has filed an emergency brief with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals regarding a scheduled execution for next week.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday a bid by 19 Republican-led states led by Alabama to block five Democratic-led ...
Picayune and The Advocate make these recommendations for three of the four constitutional amendments on the March 29 ballot.