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Roberta Holmes, stands on the balcony of her home where she rode out Hurricane Laura, just west of where the eye of the storm made landfall, in Gulf Breeze, La., in the aftermath of the hurricane, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for expected Wednesday landfall

By Sara Cline - Associated Press

FILE - A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday, June 24, challenging Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Ten Commandments serve as road map to restoring American greatness

By Mark Meckler

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway at the Georgia State Capitol Building Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. Louisiana has become the first state in the country to require the Ten Commandments are are displayed in all public schoools. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

By Sara Cline - Associated Press

The Louisiana Capitol is seen, April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. A person found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration, in addition to prison time. Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill Monday, June 3, 2024 that would allow judges the option to sentence someone to surgical castration after the person has been convicted of certain aggravated sex crimes — including rape, incest and molestation — against a child younger than 13. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

Louisiana becomes 1st state to allow surgical castration as punishment for child molesters

By Sara Cline - Associated Press

FILE -Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry speaks during a press conference to discuss his decision to veto House Bill 423, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, has carried out a sweeping conservative agenda in just six months on the job. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP, File)

Ten Commandments law is Louisiana governor’s latest effort to move the state further to the right

By Sara Cline - Associated Press

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, of the Rolling Stones, perform during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Mick Jagger wades into politics, taking verbal jab at Louisiana governor at performance

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FILE - A rig and supply vessel are viewed in the Gulf of Mexico off the cost of Louisiana, April 10, 2011. Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. Senate's energy committee want President Joe Biden's administration to forge ahead with a sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases on Nov. 8, 2023, even though it's no longer under a court order to do so. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Bayou bureaucracy: In Louisiana, we can fish and drill

By Aurelia S. Giacometto

FILE - Members of the National Guard stand as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and fellow governors hold a news conference along the Rio Grande to discuss Operation Lone Star and border concerns, Feb. 4, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Following the extraordinary collapse of a border security deal in Congress, Gov. Landry said on Thursday, Feb. 8 that he plans to deploy Louisiana National Guard members to the United States-Mexico border in Texas — joining a growing list of Republican governors who have offered state resources. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, file)

Louisiana’s GOP governor plans to deploy 150 National Guard members to U.S.-Mexico border

By Sara Cline - Associated Press

People listen to Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry speak during his inauguration ceremony at the State Capitol building in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. The inauguration, originally scheduled for Monday, was pushed up a day early due to weather concerns. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Lawmakers may look at ditching Louisiana’s unusual ‘jungle primary’ system for partisan one

By Sara Cline - Associated Press

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court, Jan. 7, 2022, in Washington. Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry, a Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump and known for his conservative positions on issues like abortion, is being inaugurated Sunday afternoon, Jan. 7, 2024 on the steps of the state Capitol. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry to be inaugurated Sunday, returning state’s highest office to GOP

By Sara Cline - Associated Press

FILE - The Louisiana state Capitol stands prominently, April 4, 2023, in Baton Rouge, La. The Louisiana Legislature has until Jan. 15, 2024 to enact a new congressional map after a lower court ruled that the current political boundaries dilute the power of the state’s Black voters, based on an order issued by a federal New Orleans appeals court Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File)

Louisiana lawmakers have until Jan. 15 to enact new congressional map, court says

By Sara Cline - Associated Press

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court, Jan. 7, 2022, in Washington. Landry, the early GOP front runner in the state’s governor race, attended his first televised gubernatorial debate Friday evening, Sept. 15 2023, opening the door to political attacks from a crowded room of candidates. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Louisiana governor candidates face off in debate highlighting abortion ban and police brutality

By Sara Cline - Associated Press

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court, Jan. 7, 2022, in Washington. On Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, Republican state Sen. Sharon Hewitt and state Attorney General Jeff Landry joined a crowded list of candidates who have officially qualified to run for governor in Louisiana's Oct. 14 election. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Louisiana race for governor intensifies, but the GOP front-runner brushes off criticism

By Sara Cline - Associated Press

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry speaks, Aug. 22, 2022, in Anderson, S.C. Landry, a Republican, is running for governor of Louisiana in 2023. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

Louisiana launches ESG probe into major climate fund pushing green investments

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

'Censorship enterprise’: Two state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against more than 50 federal government officials, saying that they "threatened, cajoled and colluded" with social media companies to silence online speech. (Associated Press)

Biden administration sued for censoring speech

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Gov. John Bel Edwards discusses the public health emergency order and statewide mask mandate while speaking during a media briefing on Louisiana's response to COVID-19 Tuesday Oct. 26, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. Edwards said Louisiana is ending its statewide indoor mask mandate after emerging from its latest and worst coronavirus spike of the pandemic and seeing a sharp decline in new COVID-19 infections. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP)

Bipartisan group of lawmakers votes to block Louisiana governor’s vaccine mandate for students

By Melinda Deslatte - Associated Press

Louisiana AG hiring ex-DA criticized for hardball tactics

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2nd top aide to Louisiana attorney general resigns

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In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. When Biden takes office later this month, his biggest challenge may be navigating a deeply divided country past the turmoil of the Trump era. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Thirteen states sue to squelch ‘Biden ban’ on oil-and-gas leasing

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Louisiana AG loses in suit against reporter over records

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