A Farm Line ruling could reshape daily life inside Angola
An imminent federal ruling could leave Angola’s Farm Line intact. Or it could deeply reshape daily work assignments for hundreds of incarcerated men.
‘I haven’t done anything wrong’: Sen. Jay Morris Q&A on selling his land next to Meta data center
Morris’ recent land deals in light of Meta’s Hyperion data center buildout are raising questions about whether the senator violated state laws designed to prohibit self-dealing.
Sen. Jay Morris mixed Meta’s data-center deal with his own real estate business
As recently as February, Senator Morris and his partners sold hundreds of acres to Entergy for a methane-burning power plant to provide electricity for the data center.
New postal rule could allow direct handgun shipments for first time since 1927
USPS is set to lift a century-old ban — and experts warn the consequences could be significant.
The Fields Are Still There: Red Beans and Resistance
My mother has been saying it my whole life. Fifty-one years of hearing it. And on May 16, 2026, the same day she passed away and left me with the torch to continue this work, 800,000 people proved she was not just warning us.
Not able to walk
After Warren Easton barred an honors student from participating in her graduation, advocates are calling for schools to stop withholding graduation ceremonies from students as a form of punishment.
Louisiana parish president sparks free speech fight after shutting down ‘Cancer Alley’ film screening
St. John Parish leader ‘vetoed’ the showing of a documentary about the Denka plant.
Researchers warn of threats – to humans and native plants – from little-known ant
Louisiana residents in two East Baton Rouge parks reported seeing the Asian needle ant, a stinging invasive species. The sightings were verified last summer by LSU AgCenter entomologists.
The decisions we make now still matter for Louisiana’s coast
Louisiana needs a stable, science-based coastal strategy rather than a political one.
What recent killings of Black women reveal about a growing crisis
Recent deaths of prominent Black women point to a national epidemic that has persisted for decades. The problem is particularly acute in Louisiana, where 24% of the people killed in intimate-partner violence were Black women.
