A D.C. judge cleared the way for a rare Endangered Species Committee meeting that could exempt Gulf oil and gas from ESA protections. Conservationists warn the move risks the Rice’s whale.

The Louisiana House voted 74-20 to advance HB260, which would let outside groups pay for certain international trips for lawmakers without public disclosure. The bill now moves to the Senate.

Thousands will gather at Lafitte Greenway Saturday for 'No Kings 3.' Organizers list speakers, readings and music and have scheduled a 3:30 p.m. march start.

The City Council approved an ordinance pushing the sheriff’s office and other justice agencies to log purchase orders, invoices and contracts in the city’s BRASS system.

A federal judge ordered the release of Britania Uriostegui Rios after her lawyers argued she was wrongfully deported and held despite no realistic path to removal.

A Fifth Circuit panel ruled that many immigrants who entered without inspection can be detained without bond hearings, deepening a national split in federal courts.

The 8th U.S. Circuit upheld a policy that bars bond hearings for many immigrants arrested in interior operations; civil‑rights groups are preparing appeals.

An en banc federal appeals court vacated a lower injunction, allowing Louisiana’s Ten Commandments classroom law to be enforced while the lawsuit continues.

After a series of child fatalities, Louisiana lawmakers pressed DCFS for a concrete reform plan while the agency points to new hires and system upgrades.

Lawmakers and LED are rushing to expand instructor capacity, scholarships and local training hubs so Hyundai’s steel project and a Ruston microchip plant can be staffed by Louisiana workers.

The Jefferson Parish inspector general says leaders resisted reforms and flagged roughly $87 million in questioned or at-risk funds.

Mayor Helena Moreno created a city-owned real estate team to audit underused properties and recommend repairs, leases, sales or community conversions.

Two bills in the Louisiana Legislature would limit climate lawsuits and ban state spending on net‑zero programs. Critics warn the measures could block parish claims used to fund coastal restoration.