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‘Lettuce build a better food system’: how New Orleans advocates are fighting food deserts after cyclospora

As a national parasite outbreak leaves New Orleans residents looking for regionally grown produce, corner stores and growers step in to fill healthy food gaps.
by Fallon Brannon October 9, 2026 Updated October 9, 2026
SpaceX reps from L to R: senior manager Ben Lancaster, engineer Mark Soltys, environmental regulatory affairs director Katy Groom, and senior manager Owen McDonough (Gus Bennett)

From ‘pinky promises’ to reality: SpaceX admits 30 launches a day will block local access

In tense meeting, SpaceX managers told locals the massive spaceport won’t affect them at all, until locals pressed them for specifics
by Delaney Nolan October 8, 2026 Updated October 9, 2026

The England Airpark board in Alexandria can still halt the planned ICE facility for children and families.

The Board of Commissioners traded the safety of immigrant families for a $530,000 contract on a toxic site. Though the doors are opening in a few days, the commissioners still have time. What they may not have is the courage to undo this mistake.
by Tania Wolf October 8, 2026 Updated October 8, 2026

Federal 287(g) funds for local police enforcement accelerated Trump immigration crackdown

Republicans in Congress provided billions in federal funding for local departments that are now an active arm of the nation's mass deportation campaign.
by Ariana Figueroa, Stateline October 7, 2026 Updated October 7, 2026

Why is a Louisiana district court hearing cases in a courthouse sitting on a mass grave at the site of the Colfax Massacre?

'A Louisiana state court holding court on a mass grave violates everything I learned in law school,' writes Moore, a retired attorney.
by Charles R. Moore October 6, 2026 Updated October 5, 2026

As the New Orleans district struggles with low enrollment, Walter L. Cohen High reflects on its big legacy

by Vivi Smilgius October 5, 2026 Updated October 14, 2026

Behind The Lens: “As Meta rolls into Louisiana with a massive data center … (This is Part 1 of 2 audio discussions)

... the owner of the paper of record in the state, John Georges, rolls out the red carpet for Meta and explains how he thinks these deals will save journalism in the state. 
by Carolyne Heldman October 2, 2026 Updated October 2, 2026

AI was supposed to cut emissions. But fossil fuel companies are using it to find more oil and gas.

A DeSmog review found that, across major fossil fuel companies, AI is increasingly being integrated into fossil fuel operations, from seismic exploration and drilling to equipment monitoring and field development.
by Sarah Hofmann, DeSmog October 2, 2026 Updated October 2, 2026

Rooted in 7th Ward Black history, The Black Schoolhouse opens new youth art and design hub

Constructed from corrugated steel shipping containers and fitted with solar panels, the sustainable 2,000-square-foot schoolhouse holds digital art classrooms, a gallery, a combination library and meditation room, and an outdoor fruit tree orchard.
by Vivi Smilgius October 1, 2026 Updated October 1, 2026

Holy Cross neighbors sue state fire marshal over sprinklers in New Orleans Port grain project

The fire marshal’s decision to allow Sunrise Foods to install out-of-compliance sprinkler system is “abuse of power,” suit alleges
by Delaney Nolan September 30, 2026 Updated September 30, 2026

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