On Capitol Hill, Cynthia Lee Sheng pushes to reform FEMA
Sheng told lawmakers that local governments are buckling under the weight of an outdated federal system.
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Sheng told lawmakers that local governments are buckling under the weight of an outdated federal system.
HAMMOND, La. – The Tangipahoa Parish Council has appointed Jerrie Hanible and William Sims to the North Oaks Health Board of Commissioners. Jerrie Hanible…
The work on Causeway Boulevard from Airline Drive to West Napoleon Avenue aims to ease congestion, modernize streets, and improve drainage in the area.
After more than a decade without contact, a Madisonville mother answered her former co-worker's call for help, donating a kidney.
The latest comments come after weeks of public disagreements between Gov. Jeff Landry and Mayor Helena Moreno through letters and social media posts.
The subpoenas come as the attorney general continues to navigate her 16-count criminal indictment for public intimidation and malfeasance in office.
The Icy-Licious Snowballs trailer is believed to be somewhere in Luling or New Orleans.
A $600K pardon bid built on promises of Trump connections has unraveled. Now, the deal is the subject of a refund dispute headed to…
New body camera footage from St. John the Baptist Parish captures the moments leading up to a canal rescue
Crews were still working to restore internet on Sunday.
Advocates say stricter immigration documentation requirements ignore the realities of abuse, prompting concerns that victims will be denied protection. [...] Read More... from New…
Incoming principal Kendall McManus-Thomas returns to Easton as a pathbreaker who grew up in pre-Katrina schools, experienced the disaster and all of its chaos…
"What united us in 1776 was the idea that a country can be defined by a shared belief that freedom and equality are human…
The NAACP should help top Black student athletes forgo SEC money and honor the NAACP voting-rights boycott — without having to take a back…
New CDC data shows that young Black men are now dying by suicide at higher rates than their white peers, for the first time…
First envisioned in 2008, the 3,700-seat stadium will open in Fall 2027 as Raising Cane’s 9th Ward Stadium at LCMC Health Field [...] Read…
As Juneteenth celebrations spread across the nation, one symbol continues to unite generations in remembrance and hope: the Juneteenth flag, created by activist Ben…
A piece of Chuck Perkins poetry from The Lens, for Juneteenth [...] Read More... from The Eyes Have It The post The Eyes Have…
Though experts say there is no evidence the medication is harming drinking water or wildlife, Republican attorneys general and members of Congress are calling…
An imminent federal ruling could leave Angola’s Farm Line intact. Or it could deeply reshape daily work assignments for hundreds of incarcerated men. [...]…
USPS is set to lift a century-old ban — and experts warn the consequences could be significant. [...] Read More... from New postal rule…
My mother has been saying it my whole life. Fifty-one years of hearing it. And on May 16, 2026, the same day she passed…
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…
On Monday, thanks to a favorable decision, Duncan served as clerk of Criminal District Court for three hours, until the Fifth Circuit put a…