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BATON ROUGE - A Senate bill that would have required heating and air-conditioning systems in school buses failed on the Louisiana House floor Tuesday.

The LAGOP has made its Congressional endorsements, but Rep. Garret Graves is finding himself in a bit of a bind as a result.

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Monday in Baton Rouge, local lawmakers in both chambers were busy.

Renewed prohibitory orders in Ranchi till June 4 to ensure peaceful atmosphere for fair elections in Ranchi parliamentary seat. Political parties forbidden from holding meetings, processions, and dharnas without permission. Use of loudspeakers prohibited from 10 pm to 6 am. Restrictions on slogans, posters, flags, and banners on government properties. Prohibition on using religious places for political campaigns.

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves is committed to running for re-election this fall — but uncommitted on the district.

Congressman Garret Graves said he plans to run for re-election, but he hasn't committed if it will be District...

BATON ROUGE - In the aftermath of the Supreme Courts decision on the congressional maps, experts are saying the changes are likely to benefit a Black Democrat in the race in November, but this is not the end of the story for future elections.

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

WASHINGTON – 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 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.