Lawmakers passed a law designed to limit reproductive rights in Louisiana. But it may also limit patients’ chances of ...

A bulk storage facility plans to join with activists from the Louisiana Environmental Action Network to monitor air quality ...

Mitch Reynolds, mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative co-chair, welcomes mayors from ...

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Delaney Dryfoos on the continuing homeowners insurance crisis for Louisianans, and one politicians proposal to fix it. Marta Jewson reflects on covering school closures.

Three years after Hurricane Ida made landfall in southern Louisiana, many homeowners are still struggling to afford the cost to insure their homes. Since Ida, rates for customers of Louisiana Citizens ...

In one of its first moves since taking over licensing and oversight from the Department of Children and Family Services, the state Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) has authorized the use of mace and ...

In tears. At the December 2023 school board meeting, Shantell Alfred, the Living School's college and career advisor, and her son, a tearful Joseph Davenport IV. Davenport, a senior at the Living ...

This week on Behind The Lens, a discussion with Deborah G. Plant, an independent scholar and author of the book “Of Greed and Glory: In Pursuit of Freedom for All” in which she analyzes the many ways ...