BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order to start using the "Gulf of America" instead of the "Gulf of Mexico" in state documents and maps. The order directs the Office of the State Register to replace all Gulf of Mexico references with Gulf of…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana's first execution in nearly 15 years was put on hold by a federal judge in the state's Middle District Court. Jessie Hoffman was scheduled to be executed by nitrogen, but a judge granted his request for a stay under the Eighth Amendment. The…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Southern Republicans are pushing their states to formally embrace the name Gulf of America — the name President Donald Trump has bestowed on the Gulf of Mexico — and require its use on maps, textbooks and signs. This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills requiring the…