Researchers and survivors warn that Black women face disproportionately high rates of femicide and intimate partner violence ...

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.

The Trump administration granted more than 180 industrial facilities exemptions from key Clean Air Act rules through a simple email request process, raising concerns about pollution, public health, ...

A New Orleans resident responds to recurring climate change narratives that call for relocating the city, arguing that ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether federal pesticide law shields Bayer from state lawsuits claiming Roundup caused cancer. The case could reshape public health protections, pesticide ...

Behind The Lens examines Louisiana’s public parole hearings, criminal justice reforms, Supreme Court decisions and election ...

The U.S. Supreme Court accelerated enforcement of its Louisiana redistricting ruling, allowing state officials to suspend ...

A federal judge ruled Louisiana Senate Bill 256 unconstitutional, allowing Orleans Parish criminal clerk-elect Calvin Duncan to take office after lawmakers attempted to merge and eliminate the office ...

On Monday, thanks to a favorable decision, Duncan served as clerk of Criminal District Court for three hours, until the Fifth ...

A newly protected Pearl River map turtle faces a 60-year federal recovery effort as officials work to restore habitat, improve water quality, and rebuild populations in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Paraquat use is rising and so are concerns about its link to Parkinson’s disease. A look at one Mississippi county at the ...

In 2026, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, will begin a South Load Pocket Risk Assessment focused on Louisiana. While the study may sound technical, it is relevant to the 10,000 ...