Katrina 21: Care forgot. We didn’t.
Twenty-one years after Katrina, New Orleans is still here — not because we can take a beating, but because we keep choosing one another.
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When does Black history become history, not just race, in the eyes of the law?
Black communities stretching across Louisiana did not suddenly become connected when legislators drew a congressional district around them.
Louisiana balloon release ban inspires Sci High students to rethink tradition
Environmental science students are exploring affordable alternatives that honor loved ones while protecting wildlife, waterways and local infrastructure.
Climate denial is not an option: Louisiana needs the political will to act
Meta’s data center will be the biggest in the U.S., but no one knows who they’re hiring
Research shows that AI data center facilities are landing in Black and low-income communities already treated as environmental sacrifice zones. In Louisiana, the two neighboring towns have a majority Black population, but residents fear that the jobs are not reaching them.
Who is ICE arresting in Louisiana, and where? We broke it down.
ICE arrests in Louisiana have reached record highs, as more people without criminal histories are being detained.
Behind The Lens Podcast: Contempt of court (audio)
When the school closes, what happens to the community?
On empty seats, full buildings and who gets left holding them.
Loud enough for Washington to hear
Residents of the enclaves of District 6 carry a shared inheritance: cancer, pennies-an-hour wages, broken sewer lines, and highways aimed at their front doors. When divided into separate voting districts, those griefs were left unheard and isolated.
Ribbon of Black enclaves reflects deep Louisiana history
The neighborhoods that the old 6th District gathered up—strung along rivers, railroads, and interstates from Shreveport to Baton Rouge—are the exact communities left scattered apart by two centuries of plantations, Jim Crow, and systemic disinvestment.
