La. and Miss. governors send National Guard to D.C. as their states suffer high crime rates, cuts to crime fighting capacity

Louisiana 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.

State asks appeals court to block telehealth access to abortion medications

Federal judges question whether Louisiana can sue FDA over rise in telehealth abortions.

America’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.

Lawsuit 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.

William 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.