Recent deaths of prominent Black women point to a national epidemic that has persisted for decades. The problem is particularly acute in Louisiana, where 24% of the people killed in intimate-partner violence were Black women.
More than 180 polluting facilities nationwide, including dozens in Louisiana, emailed requests. Many were granted a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules.
On Monday, thanks to a favorable decision, Duncan served as clerk of Criminal District Court for three hours, until the Fifth Circuit put a hold on that decision. Outside of court, he has become a newfound New Orleans celebrity.
Because President Trump issued a controversial executive order last month that deemed glyphosate/Roundup as critical to national security, the Supreme Court ruling could reshape pesticide regulation and test Trump's base from within.
Studies suggest girls care more about the planet and climate change. One researcher suggests nurturing the ethic in boys, and in all children, starting as early as primary school. "We know that all young people care about each other and nature."
The judge found Senate Bill 256 unconstitutional because the state abolished an office, created a new office to replace it, and then appointed someone for that office "all when the Louisiana Constitution requires an election."
The rare turtle, found only along the Pearl River, could take decades to recover under a new federal plan aimed at restoring habitat and stabilizing its population.
A case could upend a constitutional guarantee rooted in Reconstruction, raising concerns about rights long seen as settled.
Paraquat has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and just a sip is fatal, but tens of thousands of pounds of it are being released in the Mississippi Basin.
DC and 31 states including Louisiana supported the DOJ’s position that police should be able to use geofence warrants.
