Louisiana
Supreme Court hears arguments on Voting Rights Act's future
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Callais v. Louisiana, a case that could restrict or end Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The arguments focused on whether creating majority-minority districts violates the 14th and 15th Amendments. Civil rights advocates warn of catastrophic consequences for multiracial democracy.
A decade after British energy firm Drax opened wood pellet mills in struggling Southern towns, places like Urania, Louisiana, and Gloster, Mississippi, continue to decline economically and face health issues from pollution. Despite promises of jobs and growth, the mills employ far fewer workers than predecessors and benefit from substantial tax breaks. Residents report persistent poverty and environmental harms without the anticipated prosperity.
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Archaeologists have proposed a fresh understanding of the massive earthen mounds at Poverty Point in Louisiana, suggesting they were built by egalitarian hunter-gatherers during temporary gatherings for trade and rituals rather than under hierarchical rule. This view emerges from new radiocarbon dating and artifact analysis by a team led by Tristram Kidder at Washington University in St. Louis. The site, a UNESCO World Heritage location, dates back about 3,500 years to a time of environmental instability.