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WASHINGTON — By any measure, the news out of the nations capital last week was good for Louisiana voting rights advocates.

WASHINGTON — By any measure, the news out of the nations capital last week was good for Louisiana voting rights advocates.

The justices returned the case to a lower court on Monday, raising the chances that the state will soon be required to create a second district that empowers Black voters to select a representative.

BATON ROUGE — A series of reports by the WBRZ Investigative Unit last year first exposed allegations against the woman responsible for processing traffic ticket payments in West Baton Rouge Parish. Now Mandy Miller is a convicted felon.

A Donaldsonville woman was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison following her conviction for mail fraud in connection with a pandemic benefits scheme, which included submitting fraudul…

Following his time in prison, Davis must serve five years of supervised release and register as a sex offender for life.

According to the United States Department of Justice, between June 2020 and October 2021, Gray submitted fraudulent claims for unemployment insurance benefits in California in her name and in the names of other people

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In an announcement, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe Jr. stated those who took advantage of COVID-19 relief benefits will be dealt with harshly.

Marisa Del Turco is an energy and environment attorney at Jones Walker's New Orleans office. Her practice focuses on litigation.