A three-judge panel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments about a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms ...

At least one New Orleans area school district is in the process of hanging the Ten Commandments in classrooms despite ongoing ...

Take Landry’s approach with the heavily blue city of New Orleans, for example. The governor pushed the city’s much-criticized ...

Why it matters: A controversial new law requiring the display went into effect Jan. 1 for all Louisiana public school ...

HB 71 mandates that a framed or poster version of the Ten Commandments be permanently displayed in every classroom. Critics argue that the law infringes on the First Amendment by promoting ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear how the Ten Commandments law is faring as it goes into effect as of the beginning of the year. Plus, we learn about the late President Jimmy Carter’s role ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Law enforcement agencies are expanding their investigation into the New Year's ramming attack on New Orleans' Bourbon Street which killed 14 people and injured dozens more in the ...

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The man responsible for a deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S.-born citizen from Texas, the FBI said. He was a U.S ...

We have published letters from writers outside the state on the Ten Commandments law and ... But when tragedy struck on New Year’s Day in New Orleans, we were overwhelmed with messages of ...

New Orleans' street-barrier system was being replaced at time of attack after years of operational problems For new bollard system, city officials prioritized ease-of-operation over ...