Doctors, advocates worry new Trump admin recommendations could fuel vaccine hesitancy

Second line honors civil rights icon Jerome ‘Big Duck’ Smith

Jerome 'Big Duck' Smith died Friday, Aug. 21, at the age of 87 after a battle with cancer.

How are Louisiana sheriffs spending opioid settlement funds? We decided to find out.

Sheriffs receive 20% of Louisiana’s opioid settlement money but are not required to report how they spend those dollars. Records reveal how 43 sheriffs’ offices are spending their share of the money.

Hurricanes, climate change are on tap at Siberia as part of science series

Siberia’s ‘Science Time’ series blends nightlife and discussions with scientific experts and researchers. The upcoming edition of the series will feature a lecture on hurricanes and climate change and Q&A with LSU Health New Orleans professor and former state climatologist Barry Keim.

Washington Parish's first of two Black sheriff deputies killed in drive-by a year after appointment

When he died, Oneal Moore was a 34-year-old military veteran, husband and father of four little girls.

City Planning Commission defers data center recommendations again, citing new concerns with water

After a lively public comment period, the planning commissioners moved to delay voting to expand regulation on new data centers.