A deeply personal essay connects the loss of a mother, Louisiana politics and the weakening of the Voting Rights Act to a ...

A canceled screening of the award-winning documentary “The Big Sea” in St. John the Baptist Parish has sparked allegations of censorship and First Amendment violations. Community activists and legal ...

An honors student who is unable to walk at Warren Easton calls into question an increasingly common school practice: schools that withhold graduation ceremonies from students as a form of punishment.

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 ...

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 accelerated enforcement of its Louisiana redistricting ruling, allowing state officials to suspend ...

Louisiana scientists and coastal experts warn that while sea level rise and land loss threaten coastal communities, restoration projects like sediment diversions can still buy valuable time. A closer ...

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

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

Scientists across the South are warning the public about the spread of invasive Asian needle ants, whose painful stings can trigger life threatening allergic reactions and disrupt native ecosystems ...

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.