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Author: Delaney Nolan

Tulane changes syllabus, fires director over Gaza article

October 3, 2025 Updated October 3, 2025
Tulane University, facing an investigation by the Trump administration, fired an academic director and pulled an article about polio in Gaza from an infectious disease course.

Oily gunk from Roseland explosion flows towards Lake Pontchartrain

September 2, 2025 Updated September 8, 2025
A mix of chemicals released by the explosion are being carried by the Tangipahoa River and could enter the local food chain, experts fear.
A collapsed wooden house, known as the “Noah’s Ark House,” with its roof torn away and walls buckling, stands abandoned in overgrown grass under a clear blue sky.

FEMA failures in Katrina aftermath serve as stark warning for today’s FEMA cuts

August 27, 2025 Updated September 5, 2025
As the Trump administration hobbles FEMA, experts warn the agency is backsliding towards the same failures seen after New Orleans’ levees failed.

Rust and corrosion threaten levee steel pumps and supports

August 26, 2025 Updated August 26, 2025
A permanent fix is still on the way for corrosion found in the massive lakefront pumps – and there’s likely more corrosion on the underground steel supporting certain floodwalls, because the Army Corps only painted a fraction of it with protective coatings

Entergy gets green light for three controversial new gas plants

August 21, 2025 Updated August 22, 2025
Public service commissioners voted 4-1 for Entergy’s proposal for three gas plants to power new energy-hungry Meta AI data center.

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