Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry ने 29 अप्रैल, 2026 को House Primaries को स्थगित करने की योजनाओं की घोषणा की, क्योंकि संसदीय मानचित्रों पर कोर्ट के एक फैसले ने Redistricting की लड़ाई को और तेज कर दिया है। • यह निर्णय Racial Gerrymandering को लेकर चल रहे विवादों का परिणाम है, जबकि midterms से पहले दर्जनों और मामले सामने आ रहे हैं। • इस स्थगन से चुनावों में देरी हो सकती है और राज्य में GOP रणनीतियों को नया रूप मिल सकता है।

• Supreme Court ने 29 अप्रैल, 2026 को निर्णय लिया कि क्या Louisiana का नया congressional map एक असंवैधानिक racial gerrymander है, जो मतदान अधिकारों और जिला सीमाओं पर एक महत्वपूर्ण फैसले का प्रतीक है। • Louisiana v. Callais मामले ने Louisiana के 2022 के फिर से तैयार किए गए congressional districts की जांच की, जिन्हें पहले Voting Rights Act की Section 2 के तहत संघीय अदालत में चुनौती दी गई थी। • यह फैसला देश भर में चल रही redistricting की लड़ाइयों को प्रभावित करता है क्योंकि राज्य 2026 के midterm elections की तैयारी कर रहे हैं, जिसका Democratic और Republican दोनों की सीटों की संख्या पर असर पड़ेगा।

इस मामले के केंद्र में यह प्रश्न था कि ज़िलों का पुनर्निर्धारण करते समय कानून निर्माताओं को जाति पर विचार करने की कितनी अनुमति है Sign up for the Breaking News US email के लिए ताकि आप अपने इनबॉक्स में न्यूज़लेटर अलर्ट प्राप्त कर सकें US Supreme Court ने voting rights के एक ऐतिहासिक मामले में फैसला सुनाया है कि Louisiana को अपना congressional map फिर से तैयार करना होगा। Louisiana v Callais मामले के केंद्र में एक जटिल प्रश्न था कि जब कानून निर्माता यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए ज़िलों का पुनर्निर्धारण करते हैं कि अश्वेत मतदाताओं का पर्याप्त प्रतिनिधित्व हो, तो उन्हें जाति पर विचार करने की कितनी अनुमति है। Supreme Court ने शुरू में पिछले मार्च में इस मामले में मौखिक दलीलें (oral arguments) सुनी थीं, लेकिन पिछले साल के उत्तरार्ध (fall) में वकीलों से मामले पर फिर से बहस करने के लिए कहकर एक असामान्य कदम उठाया। मामले को दोबारा बहस के लिए तय करते हुए, जजों ने मामले की गंभीरता बढ़ा दी और वकीलों से यह स्पष्ट करने को कहा कि क्या Voting Rights Act की section 2 संवैधानिक थी। Continue reading...

No indication grandmother knew what Markel Lee, 17, was suspected of doing, and she later identified him to policeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA 17-year-old accused of murder in Thursday’s mass shooting at a Louisiana mall that left a high school senior dead while wounding five others got a ride away from the crime scene from his grandmother – and was arrested after investigators used surveillance video and license plate readers to track her car down, authorities allege.There is no indication that Markel Lee’s grandmother knew what he was suspected of doing prior to his arrest, which evidently occurred after she told police that her grandson was in a surveillance image they showed her depicting someone seemingly aiming a pistol toward the shopping center food court where the shooting occurred. Continue reading...

Kendrick Guidry, alone among judges, initially ruled that the state supreme court’s decision to uphold a ‘lookback window’ for abuse claims did not set a binding precedentOnly one judge in Louisiana has ruled in favor of the Catholic church’s ongoing attempts to strike down a law there which allowed old abuse claims their day in court – even after a state supreme court decision upheld the constitutionality of that so-called “lookback window”.But now, that judge – Kendrick J Guidry of Lake Charles – is being forced to acknowledge that his ruling benefited a specific church on whose finance committee he sits, giving him a direct financial interest that required his recusal under the state’s judicial code. Continue reading...

Four men face murder charges in case of 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp, whose body was found in a wooded areaFour people have been arrested in connection to the 1982 killing of a Louisiana teenager, investigators announced on Friday.State police troopers said tips generated by a true-crime podcast they were involved in making – along with improvements in investigative technologies – helped them make arrests in the killing of Roxanne Sharp, 16, about 44 years earlier. Continue reading...

Baton Rouge police chief says attack unfolded after argument inside food court at Mall of LouisianaSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailAt least 10 people were injured and transported to the hospital Thursday when two groups exchanged gunfire inside the food court at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, according to police.Several of the people involved ran off as a large police presence responded. Continue reading...

Christina Snow was one of two women injured when gunman opened fire on a family in Shreveport, killing eightSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe mother of three children killed over the weekend in a mass shooting in Louisiana is reportedly recovering in hospital with a bullet still lodged in her face.Jamarckus Snow told NBC News that his cousin, Christina Snow, was one of the two women who were shot and injured early Sunday when a gunman opened fire on his family in Shreveport. Police described the shooting as a “violent domestic incident” in which 31-year-old Shamar Elkins fatally shot eight children – including seven of his children and a cousin. Continue reading...

Gunman, identified as Shamar Elkins, fatally shot the children – including seven of his own – at two separate housesMass shooting rampage in Louisiana leaves eight children dead and others woundedSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailLouisiana authorities have identified eight children – aged three to 11 – who were killed Sunday during what police described as a “violent domestic incident” in Shreveport that marked the deadliest US mass shooting in more than two years.The Caddo parish coroner’s office identified the children as Jayla Elkins, 3; Shayla Elkins, 5; Kayla Pugh, 6; Layla Pugh, 7; Markaydon Pugh, 10; Sariahh Snow, 11; Khedarrion Snow, 6; and Braylon Snow, 5. Continue reading...

Suspect was fatally shot, Shreveport police say, after children ranging from 18 months to 14 years were killedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAt least eight people are dead and others are wounded after a mass murder reported in the Louisiana city of Shreveport, according to local police.Police said that among the victims were children ranging in age from 18 months to 14 years. Two other women were reportedly shot in the head but survived – and a third person, described as a young boy, was injured while jumping from a roof. Continue reading...

8-0 ruling gives companies new day in federal court after firms including Chevron ordered to pay millions for cleanupThe supreme court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana.The 8-0 procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740m to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits. Continue reading...

After Calvin Duncan served 28 years for a murder he didn’t commit, he won an election to serve as criminal court clerk. But now the office might be shut downA man imprisoned for nearly 30 years before being exonerated won a landmark election in New Orleans promising to fix a judicial system that failed him. Now, Louisiana’s governor, Jeff Landry, and the Republican-controlled state legislature are racing to eliminate his job before he can be sworn in.Calvin Duncan won 68% of the vote last November to become the Orleans parish clerk of criminal court after pledging to reform the justice system based on his own experience fighting to access court records while in maximum security prison. Continue reading...

Alleged drunk driver in custody after 11 people transported by ground and two by air during Lao New Year paradeMore than 20 people were injured on Saturday after an alleged drunk driver plowed into pedestrians at a Louisiana parade celebrating the Lao New Year, according to KADN-TV (Fox 15).The driver, who has not been publicly identified, is in custody, according to a statement from the Iberia parish sheriff’s office. Some of the injuries are believed to be serious, authorities said. Continue reading...

• A new analysis identifies Louisiana and Kentucky as among the most stressed US states in 2026, with stress levels significantly influenced by geographic factors. • Rising healthcare costs are forcing residents to skip medical care, contributing to elevated stress levels across affected regions. • The stress disparities highlight how healthcare affordability challenges vary by state, with geographic and economic factors playing key roles in residents' wellbeing and access to care.

• Meta is financing multiple natural gas power plants in Louisiana to exclusively supply electricity for its massive new data center supporting AI operations. • The project addresses surging energy demands from AI training, with the plants designed to generate dedicated power bypassing the public grid amid national infrastructure strains. • This move highlights tech giants' shift toward self-funded energy solutions to avoid burdening consumers and accelerating U.S. data center expansion.

Alexandria airport center would hold migrant families and children inside converted barracks before deportationThe Trump administration is poised to expand immigration detention operations at a controversial site inside a rural Louisiana airport, the Guardian has learned.The administration is seeking to establish a “first of its kind” short-term facility that would hold migrant families and unaccompanied children next to a runway that has become a central node for the White House’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...