Louisiana crawfish industry struggles with limited foreign workers, ag commissioner says
Gov. Landry says getting more visas is the state congressional delegation’s “lane to drive.”
A whisper from Angola: the case of Solomon Birdsong
His hope is for a second chance not to live a life of leisure, but to live a life of purpose under the weight of his past, to test the rehabilitation he claims in the real world.
Two New Orleans men, Wee and ‛Miracle Man,’ feel young but see how prison accelerates aging
Because of decades of high-stress and deficient healthcare, a 59-year-old in prison has a ‘geriatric morbidity’ that's equivalent to a 75-year-old on the outside.
Louisiana National Guard to remain in New Orleans another 6 months
The additional six-month deployment will involve approximately 120 National Guard members—down from the 350 who were working during Carnival.
New Orleans’ latest bid for a better grid: a citywide virtual power plant
The storm-prone city is making its local utility design a $28 million incentive program to get hundreds more backup batteries into homes and businesses.
Louisiana, Trump FDA clash in court over abortion drug availability through telehealth
Despite the stringent abortion ban, AG Liz Murrill said almost 1,000 abortions per month are administered in Louisiana through medication obtained from out of state.
Beads Won: Politics in Mardi Gras parades
Delaney Nolan discusses the anti-ICE paraders during Mardi Gras.
Louisiana pipeline explosion shows deep dangers of LNG buildout for our communities, in Louisiana and beyond
As more gas moves hundreds of miles by pipeline to an increased number of LNG export terminals licensed by the Trump administration, more pipeline leaks and explosions seem inevitable.
Dying, tired communities: Cameron Parish is a constant warning, not an exception, to the dangers of LNG
“We are not just statistics,” the writers emphasize. “We are families living in the shadows of corporate greed, forced to inhale the very toxins that threaten our lives.”
New Orleans brings back the house call, sending nurses to visit newborns and moms
Louisiana is among the worst-performing states in maternal and infant health outcomes. Now the city health department offers home visits in those crucial first months.
