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Last call at the First and Last Stop
In the N.O.

Last call at the First and Last Stop

by Katy Reckdahl and Gus Bennett November 20, 2025November 21, 2025
Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
Schools

Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters

by Marta Jewson November 20, 2025November 21, 2025
Oily waste from Smitty’s Supply disaster will be injected under Jefferson Parish landfill
Environment

Oily waste from Smitty’s Supply disaster will be injected under Jefferson Parish landfill

by Wesley Muller, Louisiana Illuminator November 14, 2025November 13, 2025

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States’ death penalty policies are heading in sharply different directions

by Amanda Watford, Stateline November 7, 2025November 6, 2025
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Government & Politics

This Ecologist Lost Her Grant for Studying Diversity—of Insects

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Louisiana will cover most SNAP recipients for November; Landry points the remaining 53k to food banks
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Louisiana will cover most SNAP recipients for November; Landry points the remaining 53k to food banks

by Greg LaRose, Louisiana Illuminator October 31, 2025October 30, 2025
Trump ‘regulatory relief’ to boost greenhouse, toxic emissions in Gulf states
Environment

Trump ‘regulatory relief’ to boost greenhouse, toxic emissions in Gulf states

by Terry L. Jones for Floodlight October 28, 2025October 28, 2025
Study: Oil companies are not ‘part of the solution’
Environment

Study: Oil companies are not ‘part of the solution’

by Emily Sanders, ExxonKnews October 24, 2025October 23, 2025
Judge rules permit for LNG terminal in Cameron Parish ignored potential climate impacts
Environment

Judge rules permit for LNG terminal in Cameron Parish ignored potential climate impacts

by Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator October 17, 2025October 23, 2025

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When a parent goes to prison, a child pays the price
Opinion

When a parent goes to prison, a child pays the price

by Dominque Johnson October 28, 2025October 28, 2025
It takes all of us to help our unhoused neighbors
Opinion

It takes all of us to help our unhoused neighbors

by Casey Guidry October 9, 2025October 10, 2025
Silence from Smitty’s Supply, EPA’s lagging response leave lasting stains
Opinion

Silence from Smitty’s Supply, EPA’s lagging response leave lasting stains

by Greg LaRose, Louisiana Illuminator October 7, 2025October 7, 2025

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An Oil Well in Reverse: Smitty’s hopes to inject liquid waste into a landfill in Jefferson Parish

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Kicking the Can: SNAP during the shutdown and charter schools await their fate

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