Why are affordable housing advocates divided on a $45 million bond dedicated to housing?

Trump’s ‘energy emergency’ could fast-track massive expansion of Plaquemines LNG export terminal

$18 billion project could damage 470 acres of wetlands in a parish already losing land at a rapid pace

William G. Brown, Louisiana's first black state education superintendent, helped reform a failing system

Brown exposed problems with how Louisiana's public school system operated, then called for reform

Louisiana among states losing the most film industry jobs in the country

A new data report indicates that Louisiana has been losing film industry jobs at some of the highest rates in the United States. Among U.S. states, Louisiana ranked fourth in total job loss decline in the film and television industry from 2024 to 2025, according to a recent report released by Giggster using data from […]

How might the 2026 U.S. House midterms affect New Orleans?

Qualifying for all U.S. House races in Louisiana concluded this past week.

Civil rights leaders sound alarm over city’s potential application for grant from Trump’s Justice Dept.

The city of New Orleans is considering applying for a competitive grant from the Department of Justice through its Model Cities Initiative, but the grant would require the city to align with Trump administration on its priorities, including immigration enforcement and bans on urban camping.