Federal regulators reached a $103,449.50 settlement with Mosaic and Tampa Port after anhydrous ammonia releases at the Faustina plant exposed workers and prompted new oversight.

The City of New Orleans is raising boot and towing fees to match a state‑prescribed schedule. New rates take effect Monday, July 27.

ASAP told Mayor Helena Moreno it will stop new enrollments and withdraw from New Orleans' monitoring program by Aug. 1, saying court practices have made the program unsustainable.

A federal appeals court has dissolved a 60‑year desegregation decree in Concordia Parish, returning control to local officials amid a heated debate over equity and oversight. State leaders hailed the ruling while civil‑rights advocates warned of persistent disparities.

A Baton Rouge court order pauses a law that would have erased three Orleans judgeships, keeping Judges Fuller, Levine and Goode‑Douglas on the bench while the state appeals.

St. Tammany Parish approved one‑pay‑level raises for certificated and support staff for 2026–27 and expanded bereavement and personal leave across the district.

Bipartisan Gulf lawmakers want to extend state waters to nine nautical miles, shifting future offshore leases and revenues to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Federal officials have flagged costs and legal questions as BOEM schedules a major lease sale.

Former Orleans DA Leon Cannizzaro has been appointed to the 14‑member Judiciary Commission after retiring from the AG's office, prompting praise and concern across Louisiana.

Kevin Collins was sworn in as Covington’s police chief Monday, taking over after Michael Ferrell’s June retirement. City and regional law-enforcement leaders attended the ceremony.

City Council imposed a one‑year moratorium on data‑center approvals after a proposed New Orleans East project drew protests; new polling shows voters are divided.

After months of denied entries, an acting assistant chief immigration judge told Baton Rouge court staff to keep courtrooms open; the move ties into a national lawsuit.

All 12 New Orleans criminal court judges recused from AG Liz Murrill's case, complicating a 16‑count indictment while the Louisiana Supreme Court pauses proceedings. The move clears the way for outside assignment and defensive filings.

A Fifth Circuit panel ruled Thursday that ICE can't hold many migrants past 90 days without a bond hearing, a decision that could free thousands held in Texas and Louisiana.