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State asks appeals court to block telehealth access to abortion medications
Federal judges question whether Louisiana can sue FDA over rise in telehealth abortions.
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5mLouisiana ranks low in annual family, child well-being report
The foundation's vice president, Leslie Boissiere, said Louisiana’s 2026 Kids Count Data Book results were mixed, ranking the state 48th nationally in overall child well-being despite gains since 2019. Louisiana had the nation’s largest improvement in education, but declining child health and high rates of child poverty remain, the results show.
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21mAmerica’s air monitors are disappearing. So is your power to expose polluters.
Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable.
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21mLawsuit adds to growing list of allegations that Cameron Parish LNG terminals are hurting seafood industry
A July suit by a group of commercial fishers and seafood processors against Venture Global claims that work on the company’s $30 billion new liquefied natural gas terminal resulted in dead and diminished catches. It is at least the third suit alleging that the project is hurting local fishers.
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3mWilliam Thacker McBride Jr., a prominent figure in Black arts movement, was born in New Orleans
His first love was designing cars but his imagination went beyond just automobiles.
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9mAlexandria airfield board cancels meeting on planned immigration detention center
After dozens of people showed up in August to protest a plan to open an ICE detention facility near the Alexandria airport, the England Airpark board scheduled a special meeting on the facility for Sept. 8. Days before that meeting was scheduled, the board cancelled without explanation.