Blakeview: Louisiana's first woman judge Joan Bernard Armstrong was elected 50 years ago
Armstrong also made history as the first woman elected to the state’s Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal and the court's first Black chief judge.
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Armstrong also made history as the first woman elected to the state’s Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal and the court's first Black chief judge.
For nearly 30 years, Louisiana’s casinos have been prohibited from contributing to political candidates to prevent possible corruption, but an amendment slipped onto a legislative bill this week with no
For nearly 30 years, Louisiana’s casinos have been prohibited from contributing to political candidates to prevent possible corruption, but an amendment slipped onto a legislative bill this week with no
Big political donors could give even more under a bill that is sailing through the state Legislature.
By Lane Wendell Fischer for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for The Daily Yonder-Public News Service Collaboration State Republican leaders are cracking down on rural members of their own party who oppose universal school vouchers, which allow families to take a portion of their state’s education funding away from public schools to pay for their child’s private education. Rural state legislators have been more likely to oppose school voucher laws because they worry the programs will weaken local public schools without ensuri...