In New Orleans, the lack of surgical techs is already compounding the existing problems hospitals face. But most training efforts across New Orleans and Louisiana remain largely rooted in traditional models, with newer approaches still in early stages of adoption.
With nearly 90% of sampled homes showing lead in drinking water, a national conference is bringing experts, practitioners, and policymakers together to focus on real solutions, workforce development, and stronger coordination to make homes safer.
Two tragedies, in Virginia and Louisiana, highlight the peril that some women and children face during divorce or separation.
The three judgeships slated to be cut from the courthouse at Tulane Avenue and Broad Street represent far more than three individual judges losing their positions. They represent hundreds of cases that will now have to be handled by the remaining nine judges.
Louisiana's child welfare system was built to protect children. For Black girls, it has become another door into the pipeline.
He may not have an office to assume if the legislature moves to eliminate the clerk of criminal court. But on Tuesday, Calvin Duncan was sworn into the office, to reflect the will of the electorate, he said.
A bill aimed at warning Louisiana residents about toxic air releases failed to advance, leaving questions about how communities near industrial plants will be protected.
Witnesses inside the prison say that Basile was acting erratically and suffered a broken neck.
