2 Mississippisheriffs, 12 officerscharged in drugtrafficking briberyscheme, officials sayJACKSON, Miss. (AP)— Federal authoritieson Thursday announcedindictments against 20people, including 14 currentor former MississippiDelta law enforcementofficers, that allegethe officers took bribesto provide safe passageto people they believedwere drug traffickers.The yearslong investigationswept acrossmultiple counties in theMississippi Delta regionof Mississippi and Tennessee.Two Mississippisheriffs, WashingtonCounty Sheriff MiltonGaston and HumphreysCounty Sheriff BruceWilliams, were amongthose arrested.Some bribes

Louisiana Republicans move electiondates with hopes of redistricting for 2026midtermsState Rep. Candace Newell, D-New Orleans, saysRepublicans in the Louisiana Legislature are likelyto dilute Black voter strength if a pending U.S. SupremeCourt ruling allows them redraw the state’ssix congressional districts. (Photo by Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature gave finalapproval Wednesday to pushing back 2026 primaryelection dates, capping a one-week …