Elected officials engage local HBCU students to address low voter participation

By Leah Clark Contributing Writer With less than two months until Election Day, local and nationally-elected officials are hoping to tap into Generation Z to

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Dark money group aiding Cornel West has ties to utility operative

By Mario Alejandro Ariza Floodlight Cornel West’s long-shot bid to become president of the United States is receiving assistance from unusual sources.

Ruling leaves Guidry unopposed in Louisiana Supreme Court race
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that two candidates for its District 2 seat failed to meet the standards to qualify for the race, leaving ... Harris vows to chart a new way forward, defeat Trump
By Ariana Figueroa and Jacob Fischler Contributing Writers (States Newsroom) — Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination for president last Thursday evening, pitching her candidacy as an opportunity for the ... Harris unveils plan to curb price gouging, boost child tax credit, tackle rent hikes
By Jennifer Shutt Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris released her first detailed economic policy proposal Friday (Aug. 16), laying out how she’d like to ease rent increases, ... Public confidence in SCOTUS hits record lows
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer (Ethnic News Media) — The public’s view of the US Supreme Court’s credibility has plummeted to the lowest levels ever recorded, as voters perceive recent major decisions ... Appellate court removes one La. Supreme Court candidate from District 2 race
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A state appellate court decided last Thursday to remove one of three candidates for a new majority-Black Louisiana Supreme Court seat from the election for ... Voting Rights are under assault in the South
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — More than one-third of eligible voters in Southern states are not registered to vote because of restrictive laws and rampant voter suppression measures. Advocates tour Louisiana to register voters, educate citizens on voting rights
By John Gray Contributing Writer (VeriteNews.org) — A Louisiana voting rights advocacy group is touring the state this summer to register Black voters and educate residents on their voting rights in order ... Fields faces runoff challenge in new Black-majority LA 6th
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The 6th District congressional race is Cleo Fields’ to lose this autumn, yet Republicans nonetheless hope that low turnout in the December runoff might give former GOP ...
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