Judge temporarily blocks expanded Title IX LGBTQ student protections in 4 states

Judge temporarily blocks expanded Title IX LGBTQ student protections in 4 states

The Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department’s authority. In a preliminary injunction granted Thursday, U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty called the new rule an “abuse of power” and a … Read more

Louisiana Republican Says Criminalizing Possession of Abortion Pills Is “Good for Women”

Louisiana Republican Says Criminalizing Possession of Abortion Pills Is “Good for Women”

Louisiana Republicans voted on Thursday to classify mifepristone and misoprostol, the medications prescribed for abortions, as dangerous controlled substances. They did so under the guise of helping pregnant women though, of course, that is absolutely not what the legislation will do. The bill, which now heads to Republican governor Jeff Landry’s desk, makes possessing the … Read more

Louisiana governor signs bill to classify abortion pills as controlled substances into law

Louisiana governor signs bill to classify abortion pills as controlled substances into law

Washington — Louisiana became the first state to classify two abortion-inducing medications as controlled substances, making possession of the pills without a prescription a crime.  Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed legislation that reclassifies misoprostol and mifepristone — a two-step regimen used to terminate early pregnancies — as Schedule IV drugs into law on Friday … Read more

Gunman shoots 3 police officers, 2 bystanders outside New Orleans

Gunman shoots 3 police officers, 2 bystanders outside New Orleans

Five people were shot and injured, including three police officers, at a suburban New Orleans home on Sunday, local police said. Police responded to reports of a shooting in Kenner, La., at about 9:45 a.m., arriving to find two gunshot victims outside a home, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said.  A standoff began between police … Read more

Louisiana man sentenced to 50 years in prison, physical castration for raping teen

Louisiana man sentenced to 50 years in prison, physical castration for raping teen

Preview: Christine Blasey Ford: I was “naïve” about Kavanaugh testimony Christine Blasey Ford: “I was naïve” about consequences of Brett Kavanaugh testimony 00:36 A Louisiana man has been sentenced to decades in prison and physical castration after pleading guilty to raping a teenager, according to a news release from the region’s district attorney.  Glenn Sullivan … Read more

Who is Gypsy Rose Blanchard and where is she now?

Who is Gypsy Rose Blanchard and where is she now?

A MOTHER’S deception was uncovered when she was murdered by her daughter and her boyfriend. After Gypsy Rose Blanchard served time for Dee Dee’s homicide, she was granted parole. 2 Gypsy Rose Blanchard was led to falsely believe she suffered from many health conditions because of her mother, Dee DeeCredit: ABC Who is Gypsy Rose … Read more

Gypsy Rose Blanchard says she and her husband have separated 3 months after she was released from prison

Gypsy Rose Blanchard says she and her husband have separated 3 months after she was released from prison

Gypsy Rose Blanchard announced on her private Facebook that she and her husband Ryan Anderson have separated three months after she was released from prison for her role in the murder of her mother. The announcement came just weeks after Blanchard deleted her highly-followed TikTok and Instagram accounts.  Blanchard was convicted of second-degree murder for … Read more

Hidden US Prison Workforce Linked To McDonalds, Aldi And Coca-Cola

Hidden US Prison Workforce Linked To McDonalds, Aldi And Coca-Cola

Several popular US-based food brands, which each generate more than 500 billion dollars a year, have been linked to a hidden prison workforce in a recent report. The Louisiana State Penitentiary is infamous for being America’s largest maximum-security and “worst” male prison, housing more than 5,100 detainees. After a lengthy investigation, that lasted a huge … Read more

Louisiana governor signs new Congressional maps into law

Louisiana governor signs new Congressional maps into law

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed a bill Monday approving new Congressional maps that will create a second majority-Black district. The Louisiana state legislature approved the updated Congressional maps last week which will redraw the Sixth Congressional District to be state’s second majority-Black district. The district is currently represented by Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.). The state’s … Read more

Louisiana sporting goods store employees terminated after chasing thief who stole firearm: report

Louisiana sporting goods store employees terminated after chasing thief who stole firearm: report

Three employees at a sporting goods store in Louisiana were terminated from their jobs after attempting to stop a shoplifter who allegedly stole a pistol. Michelle Sutton, along with two other unidentified workers at the Academy Sports + Outdoors in Metairie, Louisiana, said that the shoplifting incident happened Dec. 16. The sales associates said that they thought … Read more