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

Coronavirus Cases Are Straining The State’s Healthcare Capacity, Gov. Edwards Warns

Number of state’s confirmed COVID-19 cases passes the 100,000 mark

Louisiana Set A Daily Coronavirus Case Record On Wednesday

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

Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation Can’t Stop The Great American Outdoors Act

The popular bipartisan bill sent to President Trump for signature.

Louisiana Court Ruling Striking Split-Jury Verdicts Should Mean The Release Of Inmates Convicted That Way: Attorneys

About 1,600 Louisiana inmates sent to prison by split juries.

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."

New Orleans Public Schools Will Begin Fully Online

“We are making this shift because we’re listening to the advice of medical experts,” Superintendent Henderson Lewis said.

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.

NOPD Not A Few Bad Apples But A ‘Bad Orchard,’ Community Group Says

Activists urge feds not to end NOPD’s federal consent decree

Conflicting Opinions About Reopening Schools In Louisiana And The U.S.

National survey finds opinions vary according to race, party and income

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

Forty-Two Percent Of Louisiana Inmates Tested Have Been Positive For Covid-19

Experts say high positivity rate suggests disease is even more widespread.

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

State Plans To Supply Schools With Cleaning Supplies And Personal Protective Equipment

School employees must be provided adequate access to hygienic supplies.

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.

White House Leans On Louisiana To Reopen Schools

Vice President Pence, head of White House Coronavirus Task Force, visits Baton Rouge

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

Liberal Supreme Court Justices Challenge Abortion Restrictions In Louisiana Case

The June Medical Services LLC v. Russo case is over a Louisiana law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges.

Major Louisiana Abortion Case Heads To Supreme Court This Week

Opponents of the law argue that it would harm women in Louisiana, and would leave only one physician providing abortions in the state.

Louisiana College boosts healthy menus and food allergy support

Students with food allergies - and those looking for healthier options – are enjoying an expanded menu at Louisiana College.

How Louisiana Lawmakers Stop Residents’ Efforts To Fight Big Oil And Gas

St. Martin is one of 11 parishes crossed by the Bayou Bridge Pipeline, which brings crude oil from Texas to refineries in Louisiana.

5 Dead After Small Plane Crashes Near Louisiana Walmart

A privately-owned twin-engine plane crashed near a Walmart SuperCenter outside Lafayette, Louisiana Saturday morning, police confirmed.

Woman Killed In Louisiana Mobile Home Fire, Two Others Injured

A woman was killed when the mobile home she lived in caught fire outside Columbia, Louisiana Saturday. Two more residents were injured.

How Oil Companies Avoided Accountability After 10.8M Gallons Spilled In Louisiana

Louisiana still hasn’t finished investigating 540 oil spills after Hurricane Katrina. The state is likely leaving millions on the table.

How Louisiana Environmental Regulator Became Known For Protecting Industry

In early 1984, the Department of Environmental Quality was established, replacing a hodgepodge of predecessor agencies.

Louisiana Chemical Companies Are Building Plants Overseas, Still Get State Tax Breaks

Louisiana attracts chemical companies with one of the country’s most generous tax exemptions.

Louisiana Health Officials Will Study If Living Near Controversial Chemical Plant Causes Cancer

Louisiana officials will knock on every door within 2.5 kilometers of the only plant in the country that emits chloroprene.

What Could Happen If $9.4B Chemical Plant Comes To Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'

In St. James Parish, Louisiana, a Taiwanese industrial giant seems likely to be granted a permit to build a billion-dollar plastics plant.

Many Louisiana 'Cancer Alley' Chemical Plants Won't Have To Follow New EPA Rules

The proposed rules reducing emissions across the country would not apply to many of Louisiana’s chemical plants.

Dow Chemicals Says No Injuries At Site Of Explosion In Louisiana

Dow Louisiana Operations said in a Facebook post that a "vessel" had ruptured at its facility near Plaquemine on Sunday morning.