Louisiana State Penitentiary, otherwise known as Angola, is the nation's largest maximum security prison. Photo: Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images
✍️ Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency to expedite repairs on a defunct cell block at Angola Prison as the facility faces overcrowding. (Louisiana Illuminator)
Prison overcrowding was a concern for advocates when state lawmakers, prompted by Landry, walked back criminal justice reforms last year that had been credited with Louisiana's lower incarceration rate.
👀 The ultimate looky-loo links: Check out what's in the estate auction for businessman Joe Jaeger, who died last year. Place your bids until Aug. 15. (Here and here from Crescent City Auction Gallery)
🚎 The RTA will create a new streetcar master plan after a lawsuit forced the agency into making extensive ADA-compliance updates to its light rail network. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)
⚖️ Louisiana's ongoing U.S. Supreme Court lawsuit over its redrawn congressional district map may be spurring a narrower interpretation of the Voting Rights Act. (Politico)
