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At a church service to commemorate "Bloody Sunday," in Selma, Alabama, Attorney General Merrick Garland says some state officials, after the 2020 election, have tried to change voting laws. COURTESY: Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church ((mandatory on-air credit))

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Kamala Harris leads Bloody Sunday memorial as marchers' voices ring out for voting rights
By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press
Sat,03/02/24-11:01PM , 164 Reads
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris told thousands gathered for the 59th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday attacks on civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, that fundamental freedoms, including the right to vote, are under attack in America even today.
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry addresses members of the House and Senate on opening day of a legislative special session focusing on crime, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in the House Chamber at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP)

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A look at the tough-on-crime bills Louisiana lawmakers passed during a special session
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Thu,02/29/24-3:37PM , 385 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's Republican-dominated legislature concluded a two-week special session Thursday that was called to address one of the state's most pressing issues — violent crime.
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Police: Man who killed his toddler, shot himself was distraught over the slaying of his elder son
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,02/29/24-3:30PM , 141 Reads
KENNER, La. (AP) — Authorities in a New Orleans suburb say a man who was distraught over the recent slaying of his 18-year-old son shot his 3-year-old son to death and then shot himself.
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In this June 15, 2012 photo, the electric chair in the execution room is on display at the Angola museum in Angola, La. In an effort to resume Louisiana’s death row executions after a 14 year pause, the GOP-dominated Legislature gave final passage to a bill Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 that adds the use of nitrogen gas and electrocution as methods to carry out the death penalty. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP)

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Lawmakers bidding to resume Louisiana executions after 14-year pause OK new death penalty methods
By SARA CLINE - Associated Press
Thu,02/29/24-3:14PM , 149 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La.
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