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Lawsuit alleging environmental racism in Louisiana parish allowed to proceed, federal court says

A federal appellate court says a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies by placing polluting industries in majority-Black communities can move forward

The Independent UK

Immigration judge to rule Friday on possible release of detained Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil

An immigration judge in Louisiana says she will decide later this week whether the government can continue to detain Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests

The Independent UK

The left-behind men who crave pride, battle shame – and voted for Trump

Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Strangers in their own Land, which explored the motivations and resentments of working-class conservatives in Louisiana, was named one of six books to help understand Donald Trump’s win by the New York Times when he was first elected president, in 2016. (Another was Hillbilly Elegy, by now…

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Louisianans Overwhelmingly Reject Gov. Jeff Landry's Amendments

Voters said no to constitutional amendments on juvenile justice, government spending, and more.

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The French-American duo reviving Louisiana’s francophone heritage

Founded during the pandemic by American Scott Tilton and Frenchman Rudy Bazenet, the Nous Foundation has quickly become one of Louisiana’s most influential francophone organisations. Based in the French Quarter of New Orleans, it aims to promote and preserve francophone culture in a region where the French language was once…

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Jury orders Chevron to pay more than $744m for destroying Louisiana wetlands

Verdict marks end of the first trial of 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years ago, alleging firm’s projects destroyed the regions

The Guardian - US

Judge moves legal case of detained Turkish Tufts University student to Vermont

A federal judge has moved a case involving at Tufts University doctoral student being held at an immigration facility in Louisiana to Vermont

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Chevron ordered to pay more than $740 million to restore Louisiana coast in landmark trial

A Southeast Louisiana jury ruled oil company Chevron must pay more than $740 million dollars to restore damage it caused to coastal wetlands following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making

The Independent UK

Despite Texas defendant’s death in Louisiana prison, lawmakers unlikely to end reliance on out-of-state lockups

Lawmakers are pursuing legislative changes that would keep more people locked up in overcrowded county jails while awaiting resolution to their cases.

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Human Rights Group Denounce 'Horrendous Conditions' At Louisiana ICE Facilities Where Foreign Students Are Detained

Advocates are decrying the conditions at the ICE facility in Louisiana that has been thrust into the spotlight after foreign students were taken there

Latin Times

Judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana

A federal judge has rejected a Trump administration bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana

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Suspects of Super Bowl reporter’s death allegedly planned drug-and-steal schemes for years

Sources say Danette Colbert and Rickey White’s texts show coordination to incapacitate victims and take their money

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Louisiana voters reject constitutional amendments championed by Republican governor

Louisiana voters soundly rejected four constitutional amendments championed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry related to crime, courts and finances

The Independent UK

Coastal Judges Play Keep-Away From The Fifth Circuit

The Trump administration detains individuals in Texas and Louisiana, yet federal courts on the Amtrak Corridor continue to exercise jurisdiction.

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Scientists hope hungry weevils from Louisiana can tackle South Africa's invasive water plants

South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia minima, an alien species of aquatic plant native to South America that is choking up dams and rivers

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‘Detention Alley’: inside the Ice centres in the US south where foreign students and undocumented migrants languish

Foreign nationals caught up in Trump’s immigration dragnet are transported sometimes thousands of miles away to an isolated network of lockups and courts

The Independent UK

Immigrant students and scholars are being detained at remote facilities in Louisiana over objections

As U.S. authorities crack down on immigrants at universities in a fervor against pro-Palestinian protests, they quickly have shuttled some of those detained to remote facilities in Louisiana

The Independent UK

Tufts student had asthma attack after ICE arrest designed to ‘punish’ speech, attorneys say

Lawyers for Rumeysa Ozturk demand her release after ‘shocking, cruel and unconstitutional’ arrest

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Russian Putin Critic Could Be Deported Following ICE Arrest: 'She Cannot Return To Russia Without Being Jailed Or Harmed'

A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained and taken to an ICE detention center in Louisiana

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Catahoula Leopard Dog: An ‘intelligent, protective, dominant and stubborn’ breed

This proud mascot of Louisiana is praised for its herding skills and intelligence but does that mean it’ll make a good pet?

The Independent UK

Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits

A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to spend billions to install air conditioning to cool them off

The Guardian - US

DoJ lawyers say detained Tufts student was sent to Louisiana before court order

Federal judge in Boston issues order giving government until Friday to answer why student has been detained

The Guardian - US

Footage shows masked Ice agents detaining Tufts graduate student

Rumeysa Ozturk, Turkish national on a student visa, sent to Louisiana detention center over pro-Palestinian activism

Roll Call

Louisiana’s former Sen. J. Bennett Johnston dead at 92 - Roll Call

Longtime Louisiana Democratic senator fended off David Duke challenge in 1990, chaired Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court seems divided over Louisiana case of congressional map with 2 Black majority seats

The Supreme Court seems closely divided over a challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, which added a second Black majority district

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