City leaders are wrangling a significant budget deficit for the second year in a row. With limited funds, what should they prioritize?

Candidate for state Public Service Commission has received more than $100K from state-regulated utilities

State Rep. Stephanie Hilferty has raised more than $137,000 from energy and water utilities, and their executives, in a race to join a commission that could shape electricity bills for decades.

Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds

In the years after the 2010 BP oil spill, the number of fish in the deeper parts of the Gulf of Mexico dramatically declined.

Voters will decide whether New Orleans can replace homeowners' toxic lead pipes

One of the amendments is tailored to ensure the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans can legally spend federal money earmarked for lead pipe replacement in the city. 

Keeping Louisiana’s civil rights history in mind at the ballot box

The book Race & Democracy: The Civil Rights Struggle in Louisiana, 1915-1972 would usually belong in the EMBERS part of my column. But given that elections are right around the corner, I think readers might want to know some specifics about our local election past.

Mississippi attorney general clears police officer who shot, killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley

Many details of the incident remain unknown, and it wasn’t immediately clear if or when law enforcement would release footage.