The Louisiana Supreme Court dealt a major blow on Friday to potentially hundreds of survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and in the process delivered relief to the Catholic Church, as
Louisiana House members this week will debate a proposal to redraw the boundaries of state Supreme Court electoral districts in a way that provides two majority-minority districts and offers a path to end more than four years of litigation.
The Louisiana Supreme Court has declined to take up the issue of the Caddo Parish sheriff’s race, which was decided on Nov. 18 by a single vote, meaning a special election will decide the contest on March 23.
Gov.-elect Jeff Landry and a majority of the Louisiana Supreme Court are pushing to have state legislators redraw the court’s boundaries during an upcoming special session by approving a plan