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2024 marked the year where the NIH announced that all remaining chimps at the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico would be transferred to Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.
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The Arkansas Supreme Court recently ruled that state lawmakers may only alter or eliminate citizen-led constitutional amendments if both chambers reach a two-thirds majority, also known as a supermajority.
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State documents released through a public records request show 110 people sought to change the sex listed on their Texas driver's license. The names were redacted before being publicly released. Some worry the information could be used to pass laws targeting trans rights.
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A new report concludes an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Louisiana's newly-redrawn congressional map, could allow the GOP to gain 19 congressional seats and roughly 200 state legislative seats in the South.
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A new program allows sexual assault survivors to obtain a free forensic medical exam and have evidence collected and tested for foreign DNA even if an official report has not been made to law enforcement.
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The Arkansas State Legislature will now have the power to make changes to citizen-led constitutional amendments with a two-thirds vote, reversing a 74-year legal precedent.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced their agents are targeting criminal illegal aliens roaming free on Louisiana streets, some considered "the worst of the worst." Some critics questions the methods used to make arrests in the immigration crackdown.
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"Operation Double Nickel" would increase those current homestead exemptions by another $40,000. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the plan would also reduce the age of qualification for the senior homestead exemption from 65 to 55.
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States will soon pay more administrative costs for the SNAP program, stiff penalties for dispersement mistakes, and enforce work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving benefits.
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Baton Rouge OB/GYN Dr. Evelyn Griffin is associated with both the anti-abortion and health freedom movements in Louisiana. Griffin was also hand-picked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve on his vaccine advisory panel.
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An estimated 1,700 lives were saved from drug overdose deaths in Louisiana in 2024 because of public outreach efforts, including the widespread distribution of Narcan (naloxone), the nasal spray medicine that can quickly reverse the effect of an opioid overdose.