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State Rep. Kyle Green, D-Marrero, is the author of a proposal to hold a convention to rewrite the Louisiana Constitution. (Allison Allsop/LAI)
By Greg LaRose
Some state lawmakers are pondering another effort to rewrite the Louisiana Constitution, written in 1973 and amended 221 times since then. But as in years past, a lack of specific information about what will go into the new state charter could undermine the chances of current proposals to convene a constitutional convention.
Baskets of ballots sit at a new ballot processing center in Thurston County, Washington, on Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard)
By Jonathan Shorman
President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail ballots faces a fresh challenge on Friday, as a coalition of Democratic states filed a lawsuit seeking to block an order that experts say is an extraordinary attempt by the president to assert authority over elections.
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By Izzy Wollfarth, LSU Manship News Service
Under current state law, considerations for early release of prisoners apply only in situations where death is expected within 60 days of diagnosis or if a person is incapacitated. Louisiana’s two-month window for a medical early release is the shortest in the country.
By Ariana Figueroa
Republicans warn that the move to convert warehouses into hulking detention sites in rural areas will strain local communities’ water, sewage, electricity, heat and health care. Yet Republicans also cheered Trump’s 2024 campaign rhetoric on deportation, voted to return him to the White House and in Congress last year, GOP lawmakers spearheaded $45 billion for ICE detention.
By Bernard Smith, The Lens
A Louisiana Senate judiciary committee has passed three bills focused on drastically overhauling New Orleans courts, cutting 10 judgeships across Orleans Parish judiciary and one clerk of court, incoming clerk Calvin Duncan, who was decisively elected in December and slated to take office in May.
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