Louisiana

A 54-year-old who plead guilty to four counts of second-degree rape of a 14-year-old in April will be physically castrated as part of his sentence.

A nearly identical bill was vetoed last year by then-Gov. John Bel Edwards.

‘This bill protects women across Louisiana and I was proud to sign this bill into law today,’ says Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry.

Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to sign the bill into law.

The bill would criminalize possession of mifepristone and misoprostol without a valid prescription.

Potential health hazards have triggered a notice for 315 bags sold in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

A third of the country is facing an ‘elevated risk of blackouts’ soon, an industry expert said.

Non-black voters fought the redistricting plan that added an extra black-majority district, saying it was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

The plaintiffs argue that the congressional map with two majority black districts approved by state lawmakers constitutes ‘a brutal racial gerrymander.’

The state claims that a lower court’s decision to strike down the redistricting plan constitutes ‘a federal takeover’ of the state’s electoral system.

The motion comes after Attorney General Merrick Garland signed the ATF’s final rule.

Louisiana officials say the court needs to act by May 15 to keep planning for this year’s elections on track.

Whatever the court decides could affect the makeup of the next U.S. Congress.

If the bill is signed into law, children under 14 will be banned from social media and age verification will be required to access pornographic websites.

The judges said that race had played a ‘predominate role’ and that a new congressional district constituted an ‘impermissible racial gerrymander.’