With 33% of Louisiana’s population identifying as Black, Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, has said it’s only fair that two of the state's six congressional districts include a majority of ...

In the United States, a landmark lawsuit filed in a federal court in Louisiana on Tuesday by residents ... of industrial facilities in predominantly Black communities in St James Parish.

The ruling by the top court on Monday paves the way for Louisiana officials to redraw the state’s congressional map to increase Black representation and deals a blow to the Republicans who ...

Keywords for Black Louisiana" project. The grant will support a collaboration of scholars and graduate students toward developing a digital, open-source, searchable edition of some 200,000 French and ...

Early voting is underway in Louisiana with four constitutional ... “Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood” shows how free men of color formed a thriving intellectual ...