Lawyers

• Louisana Attorney General joins Gov. Edwards to drop Common Core lawsuit

  Louisiana Attorney General Jefff Landry has dropped his motion against Governor John Bel Edwards' withdrawal of the lawsuit filed by his predecessor, Bobby Jindal, against the state's adoption of the Common Core Math and English subjects

• Chris Christie fails to qualify for next week's main Republican debate

  Eight Republican presidential candidates will participate in Fox Business' prime-time debate next Tuesday, but New Jersey Governor Chris Christie did not qualify for the main event, the network said on Thursday.

• Judge orders Louisiana to continue funding Planned Parenthood

  A Louisiana judge issued an order on Thursday blocking attempts to defund Planned Parenthood clinics in the state, finding that more than 5,000 low-income patients would lose access to healthcare including cancer screenings and gynecology exams.

• Texas defunds Planned Parenthood clinics, but Louisiana ordered to pay

  Texas on Monday barred Planned Parenthood from receiving state Medicaid money, the latest setback for the women's healthcare provider since it became embroiled in controversy over undercover videos about its handling of fetal tissue.

• Planned Parenthood sues to stop funding cuts in Louisiana

  Planned Parenthood asked a federal court on Tuesday to block Louisiana's efforts to defund its clinics in the state in reaction to the release of secretly recorded videos about how the group handles the tissue of aborted fetuses.

• Suspect in Louisiana theater rampage had history of mental illness

  A 59-year-old man who had been committed to a hospital for psychiatric care was identified by authorities on Friday as the gunman who fatally shot two people in a rampage at a crowded movie theater in central Louisiana before turning the gun on himself as police closed in.

• Jindal criticized by Louisiana newspapers over Muslim 'no-go zone' remarks

  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, was criticized on Wednesday by his state's two largest newspapers over contentious remarks referring to Muslim-controlled "no-go zone" areas in European cities.

• Louisiana Governor Jindal, likely White House contender, touts energy plan

  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a Republican considering a 2016 U.S. presidential run, accused the Obama administration on Tuesday of being "science deniers" when it comes to energy, a critique often aimed at his own party.

• Judge temporarily blocks law that could close all Louisiana abortion clinics

  A U.S. federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked enforcement of a Louisiana law that advocates say would likely have closed all five abortion clinics in the state.