Louisiana bill boosting wood pellet industry advances amid uncertainty, little scrutiny
Sponsor admits limited knowledge of the wood pellet industry, which has been plagued by pollution violations.
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Appeals court halts order allowing Calvin Duncan to take office
A federal judge in Baton Rouge ruled that the bill, SB 256, is unconstitutional, issuing a temporary restraining order against the state and clearing the way for Calvin Duncan to begin his term as clerk. But on Monday morning, the federal court of appeals for the 5th Circuit temporarily suspended the ruling.
ENVIRONMENT
Federal judge to decide if lawsuit seeking access to slave burial sites will move forward
Formosa Plastics asked U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier to dismiss a federal lawsuit challenging its ownership of the Buena Vista burial site in St. James Parish.
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New Orleans officials vow to fight redistricting efforts amid Landry’s move to postpone elections
U.S. Rep. Troy Carter called a town hall to discuss the state’s redistricting efforts. Civil rights advocates were in attendance as well state and local elected officials.
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Housing
City could begin disbursing affordable housing funds later this year
Under a plan discussed this week, the city will use bond proceeds, rather than general fund revenue, for the trust fund and dedicate nearly $20 million to help fund more than 370 affordable housing units.
Education
Orleans Parish School Board votes to settle 2019 lawsuit against city government
Mayor Helena Moreno said she is confident the newly reached settlement will not fall through as a previous one did under former Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
Health
Supreme Court temporarily restores access to abortion pills
Justice Samuel Alito halted for at least a week a lower federal court’s decision to ban access to mifepristone, an abortion drug, via telemedicine and through the mail.
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The Unbroken Line: Enslaved women shared in the hard labor on plantations
It is commonly believed that enslaved women were relegated to work in the plantation Big House while men worked in the fields. However, this assumption is far from the truth.
Louisiana lawmakers to begin congressional map revisions Friday
A new congressional map is likely to retain one majority-Black district, lawmaker says, but it may be based in Baton Rouge rather than New Orleans.
‘Complete your entire ballot’: Voting rights groups respond to Landry’s bid to delay elections
Gov. Jeff Landry postponed six congressional primary elections after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Louisiana’s redistricting unconstitutional due to racial gerrymandering. Voting rights groups have sued to halt Landry’s bid to delay elections.
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