Exxon Mobil Corp. violated federal law for failing to take sufficient action as five hangman’s nooses were displayed at its facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the U.S. government said in a lawsuit. A...
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Five Powerhouse Climate Policies Can Rapidly Slash Emissions And Strengthen The Economy In Any State
Minnesota just passed a 100% clean electricity bill with one of the country’s fastest timelines to make the switch—by 2040. With its rich wind resources, a surprising amount of solar, and a strong cle...
Binance.US receives MTL in American Samoa and Guam, along with Louisiana
Binance.US has expanded into two new regions of the United States of America. The exchange platform has received Money Transmitter Licenses in Guam and American Samoa. However, this officially allows ...
No Immunity For Prosecutor Accused Of Fabricating Evidence In Death Row Case
For the second time, a federal appeals court has denied prosecutorial immunity to a Louisiana district attorney accused of falsifying testimony that sent a man to death row. Created by the U.S. Suprem...
Calls mount for Louisiana state to buy Bitcoin following BlackRock divestment
Bitcoin advocates have called for the Louisiana State Treasury to buy BTC after its announcement to divest roughly $794 million held with BlackRock. It’s reported that Louisiana Treasurer John Schrode...
McIlhenny Company Is The Most Popular Condiment Company You’ve Never Heard Of
McIlhenny Company’s factory on Avery Island, Louisiana. Image courtesy McIlhenny Company Not too many people will recognize the name of the McIlhenny (MACK-el-hen-ee) Company. A family-owned fir...
Back From Brink, Sasol Gets On The Path To Greener Chemicals
The Lake Charles Chemical Project cost $12.75 billion. Sasol Louisiana megaproject complete, CEO Fleetwood Grobler is cutting risk and emissions at South Africa’s energy leader. After a peripate...
Georgia Abortion Ban To Stay In Effect, Judge Rules—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline Georgia’s six-week abortion ban will remain in effect as a court challenge against it moves forward, a state judge ruled Monday, as abortion providers file a string of lawsuits aiming to halt ...
Wyoming Abortion Ban Blocked In Court—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline Wyoming’s abortion ban will remain blocked in court as the litigation against it moves forward, a state judge ruled Wednesday, as abortion providers file a string of lawsuits aiming to halt st...
Kentucky Abortion Ban Goes Back Into Effect—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline Kentucky’s laws banning abortion will go back into effect after previously being blocked in court, an appeals court ruled Monday, as abortion providers file a string of lawsuits aiming to halt...
Louisiana Abortion Ban To Go Back Into Effect—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline Louisiana’s abortion ban will soon go back into effect after being previously blocked, an appeals court ruled Friday amid a back-and-forth legal battle, as abortion providers file a string of ...
West Virginia Abortion Ban Blocked In Court—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline Abortion is now allowed again in West Virginia, at least temporarily, after a state judge blocked on Monday a 19th century-era abortion ban that went back into effect last month, as abortion p...
Louisiana Banks Can Now Store Crypto Assets
Banks in Louisiana are now allowed to offer crypto custody services to customers thanks to a new bill. Simply known as “802,” the bill will allow banks in the Pelican State to hold digital currencies ...
Louisiana Abortion Ban Blocked Again—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline A Louisiana judge on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order that once again blocks the state’s abortion ban from taking effect until a court hearing early next week, as abortion pr...
Louisiana Abortion Ban Goes Back Into Effect—Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline Louisiana’s trigger laws banning abortion went back into effect Friday after a state judge lifted an order that had previously blocked them, as abortion providers file a string of lawsuits aim...
Supreme Court Restores GOP-Drawn Louisiana Redistricting Map Originally Blocked For Racial Bias
Topline The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily reinstated a Republican-drawn redistricting map for Louisiana’s six House districts pending further review, pausing a preliminary injunction from a low...
Texas’ Pre-Roe Abortion Ban Blocked In Court — Here’s Where State Lawsuits Stand Now
Topline Texas became the third state Monday to have a statewide abortion ban blocked in state court despite the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, as abortion providers file a string of lawsu...
Abortions Can Resume In Louisiana—At Least For Now—As Trigger Bans Blocked In State Court
Topline A Louisiana court granted a request by abortion providers to temporarily block trigger bans that outlawed the procedure in the state Monday, as pro-choice advocates try to claw back access to ...
Louisiana Governor Passes Monumental Digital Assets Bill – crypto.news
The governor of the U.S. State of Louisiana John Bel Edwards has signed the digital assets bill that was legislated in the state. The bill comes as a reprieve to the crypto community following an ardu...
Louisiana State Governor Signs off on Crypto Custody Bill
The governor of Louisiana has signed a bill that will permit financial institutions to offer crypto custody services. The bill allows any financial institution or trust company to provide customers w...
U.S. Governor signs bill allowing Louisiana banks to custody Bitcoin and crypto for customers
As the cryptocurrency market expands and digital currencies become more widely adopted, some U.S. states are looking for ways to incorporate them into the operations of their financial institutions. O...
Louisiana Can Keep Congressional Map That Allegedly Discriminates Against Black Voters, Appeals Court Rules
Topline Louisiana will keep a new congressional map that only has one majority-Black district in it—at least for now—after an appeals court late Thursday blocked a lower court ruling that found the ma...
Justice Department Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana State Police
Topline The Justice Department on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into whether the Louisiana State Police uses excessive force against people of color or engages in racially discriminator...
Louisiana Bill Puts Forward Study On Crypto Campaign Donations
A Louisiana bill is bringing forward a proposal to study the Crypto Campaign Contributions. There has been a higher interest all across the state in donating to campaigns utilizing digital asset...
Louisiana Considering Adopting Cryptocurrency
Alex Dovbnya Louisiana could become a trailblazer in terms of cryptocurrency adoption in the U.S. According to a report by The Daily Advertiser, a regional newspaper based in Lafayette, Louisiana, the...
Louisiana Lawmakers Advance Bill Making Abortion Homicide—Even If Roe V. Wade Isn’t Overturned
Topline Louisiana lawmakers advanced a bill out of committee Wednesday that could make having an abortion grounds to be charged with homicide, going far beyond other state-level punishments for aborti...
Louisiana Lawmakers Kill ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Banning Teachers From Discussing Gender Identity
Topline A Louisiana bill considered perhaps the most extreme “Don’t Say Gay” proposal in the country was shot down by a state House committee Tuesday, as more Republican-controlled s...
Louisiana state Rep. proposes new bill that could favor Bitcoin mining
TL;DR Breakdown The representative from Louisiana State and crypto fanatic Mark Wright has proposed a Bill called “No. 1010,” which may allow for the creation of deregulated industrial energy zones be...
US Rep. introduces bill to deregulate power zones in Louisiana; potential benefits for Bitcoin mining
As more governments and politicians realize the massive opportunities that cryptocurrencies and their mining could bring to their regions, one U.S. State Representative has decided to try and introduc...
Louisiana GOP Passes New Congressional Map—Blocking Veto From Democratic Governor Who Said It Underrepresents Black Voters
Topline Louisiana’s legislature on Wednesday completed its first successful veto override in decades, as Republicans pushed through a new congressional map Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards shot ...