The order relaunches the Environmental Justice Screening tool and forms a council focused on environmental justice training for state employees.
Governor Jeff Landry renamed the Louisiana National Guard training center after a man who enslaved Black people.
The National Guard camp was renamed in 2023 as part of a nationwide effort to remove Confederate names from armed forces facilities.
Fayette County’s redistricting efforts were initially labeled racist as they diluted the power of Black votes by having no majority Black districts.
The EPA’s declaration specifically targets Administrator Lee Zeldin for “undermining public trust” and “promoting a culture of fear.”
For Damon Landor and many other incarcerated individuals who practice minority religions, the outcome could determine whether justice is just in name or inclusive of reparations.
A federal appeals court has blocked a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
For the third time, Louisiana legislators voted against adding a rape exception to the state's 2022 abortion ban, one of the harshest in the country.
The Louisiana Legislaturer struck down legislative maps that would have created eight new majority Black voting districts.
Split jury Convictions, a relic of the Jim Crow era, would have been added to a list of claims for which an incarcerated person could seek retrial.
A Louisiana House committee advanced a bill that eliminates the state statute allowing financial compensation for the wrongfully convicted.
A judge will hear arguments in a civil rights lawsuit against a south Louisiana parish that allegedly engaged in racist land-use policies.
