Louisiana: 5 Numbers That Explain Our Coronavirus Outbreak Right Now

State moves ahead in most cases per capita.

Louisiana Ranked Next To Last In Quality Of Its Schools

New analysis puts it just ahead of New Mexico

Even As Louisiana Homelessness Surges, Federal Rental Assistance Ends

End to $600/week federal unemployment aid likely to worsen the problem.

Education Department’s Reopening Rules May Be Hard For Students To Follow

3rd graders and above expected to social distance and wear masks

Formosa Agrees To Defer Major St. James Parish Construction Until February

Agreement signed after opponents seek injunction in federal court

Louisiana Set A Daily Coronavirus Case Record On Wednesday

The state previously reported its highest daily coronavirus case count April 2.

Gov. Edwards’ Rent Relief Program Runs Out Of Money Soon

Advocates say homelessness has already exploded and is likely to get worse

Pollution Left Us In St. James Parish Vulnerable To Covid-19; Now Industry Wants To Build Bigger

COMMENTARY: "We shouldn’t have to pay for economic development with our lives."

Louisiana Republicans Don’t Plan To Sue Over Mask Order, Leader Says

"We should understand that our decision will not only affect the health and wellbeing of our citizens..."

How Many Burial Sites Are On The Land Where Formosa Plastics Plans To Build?

Formosa says one, but its opponents say up to seven

Child Advocates Warned Of A Surge In Abuse Cases, But There’s No Evidence That’s Happened

Calls to Louisiana’s child abuse hotline dropped by half due to COVID-19

Covid-19 Was Never A Black People Disease; It Was Just Killing Mostly Black People

Black people between 60-69 have died of COVID-19 at a rate 12 times higher than their White counterparts.

Attorney General Jeff Landry Says Governor’s Face-Mask Mandate Can’t Be Enforced

Edwards’ order ‘does not pass the constitutional test,’ Landry says

Border Officials Did Not Follow Guidelines On Migrant Children’s Health Care, Government Investigators Find

The U.S. Government Accountability Office, an independent “congressional watchdog,” found gaps in care across border facilities.

Two Huge Covid-19 Surges Make Louisiana An Outlier In The U.S.

Some states surged in spring, some in summer; Louisiana has surged both times

Gov. John Bel Edwards: Louisiana Bars Must Close And Face Masks Must Be Worn

Order follows one of the worst days in Louisiana’s virus battle

Key Senators Predict Victory In Battle With Trump Over Renaming Military Facilities That Honor Confederates

In Louisiana, Fort Polk and Camp Beauregard could be renamed

Rise St. James Files Injunction Seeking To Halt Construction Of $9.4 B Formosa Plastics Plant

Rise St. James, a faith-based environmental justice group in St. James Parish took its fight against Formosa Plastics to Washington.

Louisiana College Dining distributes lunches to local heroes

Louisiana College Dining by Sodexo is distributing lunches to local heroes to show appreciation for their work amid the coronavirus outbreak

Sex Offenders In Louisiana: Local 2019 Halloween Safety Map

Find out where the registered sex offenders are living in Louisiana before the kids go out trick or treating.

Couple Find $1.8M Winning Lotto Ticket Cleaning For Thanksgiving

A Louisiana couple found the winning jackpot ticket for a June 6 state lottery drawing while cleaning for Thanksgiving guests.

Adorable Bouncy Bongo, Critically Endangered, Born In New Orleans

There only about 100 bongo left in the wild. The antelope subspecies loosely resembles a deer but with long, vertical white stripes.

Beekeeper Takes Down Enormous Wasp Nest (VIDEO)

"They're bad, terrible," the beekeeper told a local paper. "There's nothing good about them."

Be 'Harvey' Ready: Pack Emergency Kit

Your pets need a disaster supply bag, too. See what you should include.

Mermaid-Painted House Adrift In Gulf Of Mexico (Photo)

The building is green with lavender trim. The side that would've faced land features a painting of the mermaid, a sea turtle and an octopus.