Louisiana

Gov. John Bel Edwards and a group of trial lawyers are representing six coastal parishes against the oil and gas industry in 42 absurd lawsuits alleging that drilling and the cutting of canals as far back as 80 years ago are responsible for coastal erosion. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Op-Eds

Louisiana’s new trial lawyer shakedown

January 23, 2018 7:01 am

The Supreme Court took up a case on Tuesday involving the search of a rental car that lawyers say has the potential to affect privacy law, as well as the 115 million car rentals that occur annually in the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Crime

Supreme Court mulls whether lawyer can admit client’s guilt to try to avoid death penalty

Melissa Quinn -

January 17, 2018 7:25 pm

Magazine

Republican Senator Has a Theory on Why Aliens Won't Talk to Us

Haley Byrd -

January 17, 2018 6:06 pm

The Supreme Court will decide on Friday whether to hear Weyerhaeuser v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. In this case, the government is trying to seize control of land it does not own in order to protect an endangered species of frog (namely, the dusky gopher frog pictured above) that does not live there. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Energy and Environment

Supreme Court will decide the fate of an endangered frog in a regulatory swamp

Henry Miller -

January 11, 2018 5:01 am

In this Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, image made from a video provided by KATC-TV middle-school English teacher Deyshia Hargrave speaks during a Vermilion Parish School Board meeting in Abbeville, La., west of New Orleans. Hargrave was removed from the school board meeting, forcibly handcuffed, and jailed after questioning pay policies during a public comment period. (KATC-TV via AP)

Education

Louisiana teacher involved in viral arrest won’t be prosecuted, school superintendent gets death threats

Victor I. Nava -

January 11, 2018 12:47 am

Deyshia Hargrave was ordered out of the meeting while actively engaged in dialogue with the board. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Beltway Confidential

The police officer who arrested Louisiana teacher Deyshia Hargrave should probably be fired

Tom Rogan -

January 10, 2018 2:18 pm

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., rode his scooter to the chamber for the final vote on the GOP tax bill.

News

Steve Scalise to undergo new surgery as part of shooting recovery

Al Weaver -

January 9, 2018 3:01 pm

Gov. John Bel Edwards sent a letter to the state's utility regulators to make sure the benefits of the president's tax bill are passed onto consumers. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Business

Louisiana’s John Bel Edwards wants Trump tax cuts to benefit power customers

John Siciliano -

January 8, 2018 9:05 pm

Magazine

Republicans Still Have an Opportunity for Free-Market Health Reform in 2018

Richard Menger -

January 8, 2018 9:55 am

Oil production in the western and central portions of the Gulf of Mexico accounted for about 15% of the nationâs oil production, nearly 2 million barrels a day, in January.

Energy and Environment

Trump’s rollback of offshore drilling safety rules splits Gulf states

John Siciliano, Josh Siegel -

January 6, 2018 5:01 am

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