Louisiana’s Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law Senate Bill 342 on June 21, which bans almost all abortions in the state and creates criminal penalties for abortion providers who flout the law. “My position on abortion has been unwavering—I am pro-life and have never hidden from that fact,” Bel Edwards wrote in a…
Louisiana Governor Signs Bill Into Law That Will Shutter All Abortion Clinics if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
Louisiana Governor Signs Bill Into Law That Would Ban Most Abortions if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
Louisiana’s Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law Senate Bill 342 on June 21, which bans almost all abortions in the state and creates criminal penalties for abortion providers who flout the law. “My position on abortion has been unwavering—I am pro-life and have never hidden from that fact,” Edwards wrote in a June…
Federal Judge Blocks Key Biden Climate Change Executive Order
A federal judge on Feb. 12 blocked a key climate initiative that was signed by President Joe Biden on his first day in office last year. U.S. District Judge James Cain blocked the president’s January 2021 executive order that would factor in an alleged “social cost” for emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide…
Chiefs Cornerback’s Brother Fatally Stabbed in Louisiana
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed remained with his family in northern Louisiana on Sunday, two days after his oldest brother was stabbed and killed by a woman in an altercation involving a large kitchen knife. T’Qarontarion “TQ” Harrison, who largely raised Sneed as a child, was stabbed in the town of Minden,…
Hurricane Ida Traps Louisianans, Leaves the Grid a Shambles
NEW ORLEANS—Rescue workers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters and utility crews mobilized Monday after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and shattered a large swath of the state’s electrical grid in the sweltering, late-summer heat. One of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit…
Louisiana Senate Rejects Bill Allowing Social Media Companies to Be Sued for Limiting Speech
A bill that would allow Louisiana residents to sue social media companies for deleting or limiting religious or political speech has failed to advance in the state’s Senate this week. The proposed law, known as Senate Bill 196 (pdf), would also have allowed legal actions against social media companies with more than 75 million users that use…
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