Lawmakers approved House Bill 756 to require reasonable suspicion before stopping boats in state waters; the measure is now on Gov. Jeff Landry's desk.

Municipal and Traffic Court judges moved $5 million from court reserves into the city’s cash-management fund to help ease short-term budget pressure as officials hunt for larger fixes.

A Baton Rouge judge cleared Directive 257, allowing Louisiana to require PBMs to pay NADAC plus $9 per 30‑day fill — a win local pharmacists say could stabilize small drugstores.

The Louisiana House approved SB217 to shrink several Orleans Parish judgeships, setting off a fierce debate over workload, cost estimates and political timing.

A Fifth Circuit panel ruled that harsh prison conditions in El Salvador do not, by themselves, bar deportation — upholding a removal order that affects Texas immigration dockets. The decision leans on a narrow CAT standard requiring specific intent to inflict torture.

A new Louisiana bill would transfer removed public monuments into state parks and bar returning them to their original parishes.

Two Republican judges from the Northshore are locked in a bruising, high‑dollar fight for an open Louisiana Supreme Court seat as outside PACs flood the final days before May 16. The race is being shaped by heavy TV spending, a watchdog ruling and a temporary restraining order over attack ads.

Jefferson Parish's school board unanimously opposed Senate Bill 157, which would give educators six weeks of full pay after a birth or adoption, citing substitute shortages and federal-funding worries. The bill cleared the Senate and now heads to the House.

State education officials approved updated K‑12 ELA standards that bring phonics, grammar and cursive back into classrooms, with the changes set for 2027‑28 and state support promised.

Sen. Cory Booker urged staggered Supreme Court term limits after the Court narrowed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a decision that prompted states to redraw maps and pause primaries.

Two Baton Rouge residents filed a statewide recall petition for Gov. Jeff Landry, triggering a six‑month drive to collect roughly 500,884 signatures needed to force a recall election. The effort follows Landry’s suspension of congressional primaries after a Supreme Court ruling.

LDH will not adopt Milliman‑recommended HCBS rate increases now; the state plans provider cost reporting and a review in November 2026.

A KPEL debate in Lafayette put Julia Letlow and John Fleming on the same stage as they sparred over carbon capture, stock filings and Trump’s endorsement ahead of May 16.