Louisiana, Ohio, Kansas and West Virginia sued to block illegal immigrants from being counted when apportioning congressional seats and electoral votes.

Five rescues were made in the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and two were 55 miles northwest at Henderson Lake, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said. Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area is described as a “ 140,000-acre maze. ”

A record-setting snowstorm along the Gulf Coast has Louisiana officials worried people unaccustomed to the cold might overreact in ways that could get them killed. Hence, a strange warning was issued during the storm: Don’t invite alligators, bears and other wildlife into your home.

A joint investigation by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office and other local agencies revealed the man was handing off the stolen checks to be cashed. Surveillance video also captured someone in a white Toyota Camry stealing checks from mailboxes, according to authorities.

Projects like port improvements or a new Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge are tied up for years by bureaucracy, the governor said.

Kansas' attorney general is part of a lawsuit seeking to change the U.S. Census in 2030 to help the state avoid losing one of its four U.S. House seats.

A Kansas Wesleyan University alum was arrested on school grounds, after being banned from the university. Salina Police Captain Jim Feldman tells KSAL News on Tuesday, January 21st at 9:00 am, a Louisiana man who is an alum from KWU, was back on school property after being banned from the campus the day before.

The case was filed in U.S. District Court on Jan. 17 and also includes the attorneys general from Louisiana, West Virginia and Kansas.

Snow and sleet started falling in Texas as officials begin to close schools and airports. Snow and ice could bring major travel disruptions and power outages from Texas to Florida.

Similar proposals are in multiple states after a court ruling in 2022, though opponents say the move would impose one religious view on people with different religious traditions

It happened around 10:45 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, in St. John the Baptist Parish and the girl’s mother pulled to the side of the road before passing out, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. The parish is about a 30-mile drive northwest from New Orleans.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.