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

Controversial prosecutor Hugo Holland draws challenger in Caddo judicial race

Treneisha Hill, a former prosecutor, will run against Holland for an open judge seat in the 1st Judicial District. Holland has faced repeated accusations of racism and misconduct during his decades-long career as a prosecutor.

Tax mix-up leaves senior, disabled homeowners overcharged and confused

Orleans Parish assessor’s May promise to fix overassessment of homeowners' “freeze” properties goes unfulfilled amid pending legal opinion.

Rev. Solomon Clanton uses religion, education, politics to uplift community

Clanton also was the first Black graduate of the Baptist Union Theological Seminary in Chicago.

Most Louisiana parents can’t access critical early child care, lawmakers call for more state funding

Child advocates, early child care providers and elected officials called for more public investment in the state’s early childhood care to increase access for infants and toddlers in need. 

The legislature allocated millions to help farmers, but little has gone to the intended recipient

Margee Green had a plan to aid Louisiana farmers following the end of two federal stimulus programs. The state pledged $3 million to her organization to carry it out. Then things changed.