New postal rule could allow direct handgun shipments for first time since 1927
USPS is set to lift a century-old ban — and experts warn the consequences could be significant.
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The Fields Are Still There: Red Beans and Resistance
My mother has been saying it my whole life. Fifty-one years of hearing it. And on May 16, 2026, the same day she passed away and left me with the torch to continue this work, 800,000 people proved she was not just warning us.
Not able to walk
After Warren Easton barred an honors student from participating in her graduation, advocates are calling for schools to stop withholding graduation ceremonies from students as a form of punishment.
Louisiana parish president sparks free speech fight after shutting down ‘Cancer Alley’ film screening
St. John Parish leader ‘vetoed’ the showing of a documentary about the Denka plant.
Researchers warn of threats – to humans and native plants – from little-known ant
Louisiana residents in two East Baton Rouge parks reported seeing the Asian needle ant, a stinging invasive species. The sightings were verified last summer by LSU AgCenter entomologists.
The decisions we make now still matter for Louisiana’s coast
Louisiana needs a stable, science-based coastal strategy rather than a political one.
What recent killings of Black women reveal about a growing crisis
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.
Post-Katrina instability connection to jailbreak is ‘to easy’
As a former teacher, it’s easy for me to connect those involved with last year’s jailbreak with their past, as students who went through the storm, were displaced, and returned to schools in tumult.
Trump exempted some of the nation’s biggest polluters from air quality rules. All it took was an email.
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.
As Duncan waits for courts to act, New Orleanians pose for selfies with him.
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.
