By Julie O’Donoghue | Senior Reporter
On this day in history in 1967, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
The marquee on Frank’s Theatre in Abbeville welcomes SpaceX at an event to announce the company’s Spacebase Louisiana project in Vermilion Parish on Aug. 25, 2026. (Photo by Wesley Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Wesley Muller
Following months of rumors, SpaceX confirmed it’s building a $100 billion self-sustaining spaceport in Vermilion Parish, marking what state officials say is the largest capital investment in Louisiana history.
Graduates stand at the end of University of Louisiana at Lafayette commencement exercises May 16, 2025, at the Cajun Dome. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Piper Hutchinson
A legislative task force is staring at a growing problem with higher education in Louisiana: How to fund a system with more demands than ever before while state and federal dollars are on the decline.
By Piper Hutchinson
A Louisiana teacher is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his constitutional challenge to a state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be posted in K-12 and college classrooms.
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The F. G. Clark Activity Center at Southern University in Baton Rouge\. (Photo provided by Southern University)
The leader of Southern University’s Board of Supervisors said he wants the system to follow the lead of other historically Black colleges and universities and adopt a dress code.
Ascension Parish residents and environmental groups are voicing concerns over the speed at which the Hyundai steel mill project in Donaldsonville is moving forward. The 1,700-acre facility is set to officially break ground Sept. 4.
A year after the Smitty’s Supply explosion dispersed millions of gallons of oil and chemicals in Tangipahoa Parish, environmental officials are still investigating the disaster as the company continues cleanup efforts and seeks permission to rebuild and restart its operations.
IN NATIONAL NEWS
Shipping containers sit at Malcolm Transfer Station in Minneapolis on March 21, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)
A developing trade war with Canada could bite Republicans ahead of the upcoming midterm elections as voters worry about rising prices and industries in states with competitive races could suffer.
Democrat-led states and voting rights groups have re-filed lawsuits to block the Trump administration from executing a new regulation to restrict mail-in voting, while a federal judge lifted a nationwide pause on the policy.
President Donald Trump and U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon are touting a national private school voucher program set to launch in early 2027.
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