World & Nation
Lifestyle: Louisiana pioneered law limiting couples’ ability to divorce. The move has stimulated debate but little imitation.
Feb. 11, 2001
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July 1, 2008
Robert Kennon, Reformist Who Was Louisiana Governor Robert Kennon, 85, a reformist who opposed Earl K.
Jan. 14, 1988
Motorists who fear that their lives are in danger will be able to shoot and kill carjackers under a Louisiana law that takes effect Friday.
Aug. 14, 1997
Politics
Louisiana’s Legislature has been trying for more than 15 years to reinstate the kind of rigorous limits on abortion that the U.S.
June 18, 1990
Evacuations to rural areas and other states decrease New Orleans’ clout in the Legislature.
Nov. 17, 2005
This state’s Legislature may be on the wildest ride in its history.
July 10, 1990
Facing the possible loss of up to $3 billion in federal Medicaid funding if they did not act, the Louisiana Legislature agreed on Tuesday to allow public financing of abortions for poor women whose pregnancies result from incest or rape.
Aug. 24, 1994
Louisiana lawmakers have just over two weeks to chart their hurricane-ravaged state’s future, weighing matters as varied as new building codes, tax breaks and how employment benefits are calculated, and then answering the big question: how to pay for it all.
Nov. 6, 2005
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a Louisiana law that allows public schools to set aside time for prayer.
June 15, 2000