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Pregnant and hemorrhaging, without a key solution within reach

Lawmakers passed a law designed to limit reproductive rights in Louisiana. But it may also limit patients’ chances of surviving common life events like miscarriages and births.
by Marta Jewson September 27, 2024 Updated October 11, 2024

Unlikely alliance forms to boost community air monitoring in Louisiana

A bulk storage facility plans to join with activists from the Louisiana Environmental Action Network to monitor air quality in St. Rose, a ‘Cancer Alley’ community.
by Terry L. Jones for Floodlight September 20, 2024 Updated September 24, 2024

Mississippi River mayors agree to unify ports from Louisiana up to Minnesota

The cooperative agreement is the first between the inland ports in the heart of the Corn Belt and the coastal ports of Louisiana, which together export 60% of the nation’s agricultural products.
by Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens, and Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator September 19, 2024 Updated September 19, 2024
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Behind the Lens episode 250: ‘Insurance Crisis’

Delaney Dryfoos on the continuing homeowners insurance crisis for Louisianans, and one politicians proposal to fix it. Marta Jewson reflects on covering school closures.
by Carolyne Heldman September 13, 2024 Updated September 13, 2024

Humorous, Yet Dead Serious

Prankster activists target Venture Global LNG, to bring attention to the lives affected – and lost – around liquified natural gas plants.
by Delaney Dryfoos September 10, 2024 Updated September 10, 2024

Louisiana sanctions use of pepper spray and mace on detained juveniles

In July, a new state law put all Louisiana pretrial juvenile detention centers under the umbrella of the state Office of Juvenile Justice. Soon after, the agency filed an ‘emergency order’ approving the use of ‘chemical agents’ in those facilities. 
by Nick Chrastil September 9, 2024 Updated September 28, 2024

The heartbreaking but necessary work of covering school closures

by Marta Jewson September 9, 2024 Updated September 9, 2024
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Behind The Lens episode 249: ‘An America of enslavement’

by Carolyne Heldman September 6, 2024 Updated September 6, 2024

To bring insurance companies back to Louisiana, some suggest tackling it as a federal issue 

At the height of hurricane season, Congressional candidate Devin Davis announces a plan to combat Louisiana’s home-insurance crisis. U.S. Rep. Troy Carter says he’s focused on a more apt federal concern: FEMA’s flood-hazard ratings.
by Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens, and Eva Tesfaye, WWNO September 2, 2024 Updated September 9, 2024
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Behind the Lens episode 248: ‘They’ve harmed our public health’

Sara Sneath on the fossil fuel industry's relationship with Louisiana universities. Marta Jewson and Katy Reckdahl on Rooted School's guaranteed income study.
by Carolyne Heldman August 30, 2024 Updated August 30, 2024

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