SCOTUS Kills the Cleo Map — Congress Races May Move to November
UPDATE: Minutes after publication, Secretary of State Nancy Landry publicly confirmed that Louisiana’s U.S. House races are being suspended, while all other May 16 elections will proceed as scheduled. Early voting begins Saturday for all remaining contests. Because...
Lawmakers Got Serious — The Justice System Refused to Change
During Louisiana’s 2024 crime session, the Legislature — at the direction of Governor Jeff Landry — presented a sweeping set of criminal justice reforms. Lawmakers passed bills, promised accountability, and told the public help was on the way. Two years later, a...
The problem with the Orleans Parish Criminal Clerk
Orleans Parish has always been different. That is not an accident—it is a product of Louisiana’s history. From the early distinction between the Louisiana Territory and the Orleans Territory, to the modern structure of its courts, the parish has long operated under...
Ending Engineered Consent and Rigged Tax Elections
The Louisiana Constitution, Article VI, Section 26, requires that local taxes be approved by voters. In theory, that means taxation at the local level is grounded in consent. We’re told that we voted on it, that we consented. That’s the story, the comfort, the...
Louisiana Poised to Expand Expropriation Powers
In Louisiana, property rights are supposed to mean something. They are written into the very first article of the Louisiana Constitution, which provides that private property shall not be taken except for a public purpose. It does not say property may be taken...
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