The fight over New Orleans’ courts has moved far beyond a technical discussion about staffing levels. What began as a proposal framed around efficiency has unfolded into a broader struggle over power, local control, and whether the state can reshape the city’s judicial system even when that means overriding decisions made by voters in Orleans […]
Louisiana isn’t playing games anymore. While corporate gaming giants VGW Holdings and MW Services raked in millions from Louisiana residents through their “sweepstakes” platforms, they conveniently forgot to pay their taxes. Now the state is hitting back hard with a $44.4 million lawsuit that could reshape how online gaming operates nationwide. VGW Holdings, the company […]
When CVS decided to blast Louisiana residents with a wave of fearmongering text messages, it was weaponizing personal health data for corporate profit. That’s not advocacy. That’s exploitation. To be clear about what happened, CVS Health used contact information it collected from prescription services — under a state contract — to warn residents that House […]
A federal appeals court has struck down Louisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school and university classrooms, calling it “plainly unconstitutional” in a ruling issued Friday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a lower court’s 2024 decision blocking House Bill 71, which mandated the religious text […]
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