The easiest story to tell about Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race is that it is already over. The numbers certainly point in that direction. Julia Letlow enters the general election as the favorite, and there are plenty of reasons why. Louisiana has become one of the Republican Party’s strongest states, President Donald Trump carried Louisiana by […]
In a significant move toward rectifying a long-standing injustice, the Louisiana State Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-1 on April 29, 2025, to advance Senate Bill 218, authored by Senator Royce Duplessis. The bill seeks to provide a legal pathway for individuals still incarcerated due to non-unanimous jury convictions—a vestige of the Jim Crow era. Non-unanimous […]
The committee called on the attorney for the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME) to testify regarding the board's refusal to allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana during a telehealth visit without an in-person visit.
When I first set out to make a difference by changing the social, political, and economic condition of my community, I never imagined that I’d experience the most negativity, barriers, and ridicule from people who are supposed to be fighting for the same causes. I could not fathom that my greatest opposition would come from […]
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