By Elise Plunk | Reporter
President Donald Trump announced last night he will hold a “telerally” for Republican Congresswoman Julia Letlow on the eve of Election Day, as her bid for U.S. Senate against Democrat Jamie Davis is turning into a closer contest that first predicted. Read more on where that race stands below.
Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator
By Greg LaRose
Mental healthcare for Louisiana’s foster children in crisis faces an uncertain future after the state’s child welfare agency could not reach terms to renew a contract that’s been in place for more than 30 years. In response, state lawmakers have pleaded with the leader of the Department of Children and Family Services to work through the impasse.
Polling shows Democrat Jamie Davis, left, drawing closer to U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race, but political analysts still expect Letlow to prevail in the Nov. 3 election. (Louisiana Illuminator photos)
By Julie O’Donoghue
The U.S. Senate contest in Louisiana is turning into a more competitive contest than initially projected. We take a look at complete early voting figures and the latest campaign finance reports to see where the candidates stand just a few days before Election Day.
Map of pipeline expansions across the country. A new report positions a boom in projects alongside rollback of environmental and safety regulations. (Environmental Integrity Project)
By Elise Plunk
New pipelines are in progress or being planned across the United States at the same time the Trump administration rolls back federal environmental and safety regulations, according to a new report. Meanwhile, punitive measures for infractions have dramatically decreased.
By Jonathan Shorman
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is unlawfully scrutinizing naturalized U.S. citizens and placing them at risk of disenfranchisement, civil rights groups alleged in a lawsuit Wednesday, less than a week before Election Day.
By Jonathan Shorman
In a scathing decision, Judge David Carter ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration was seeking to coerce California to abandon its constitutional elections procedures and “bend to the will of the Executive Branch” — a situation the veteran judge called unprecedented.
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