Statewide news from Baton Rouge, the Louisiana legislature, coastal communities, and cities across the Pelican State.
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The U.S.-born woman presented ICE and Lafayette sheriff’s deputies with her state-issued ID and Social Security card. ICE detained her anyway. [...] Read More...…
Morris’ recent land deals in light of Meta’s Hyperion data center buildout are raising questions about whether the senator violated state laws designed to…
St. John Parish leader ‘vetoed’ the showing of a documentary about the Denka plant. [...] Read More... from Louisiana parish president sparks free speech…
Louisiana residents in two East Baton Rouge parks reported seeing the Asian needle ant, a stinging invasive species. The sightings were verified last summer…
Louisiana needs a stable, science-based coastal strategy rather than a political one. [...] Read More... from The decisions we make now still matter for…
Recent deaths of prominent Black women point to a national epidemic that has persisted for decades. The problem is particularly acute in Louisiana, where…
More than 180 polluting facilities nationwide, including dozens in Louisiana, emailed requests. Many were granted a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act…
Louisiana’s Parole Board conducts hearings in public, offering a rare window into how life-changing decisions are made inside the criminal justice system. [...] Read…
A Baton Rouge teenager once appeared on camera as proof that violence prevention could work. Two years later, he is charged in a shooting…
The Supreme Court on Monday — just five days after the court’s Callais decision — issued an order putting the ruling into effect immediately, bypassing a 32-day period…
The judge found Senate Bill 256 unconstitutional because the state abolished an office, created a new office to replace it, and then appointed someone…
The rare turtle, found only along the Pearl River, could take decades to recover under a new federal plan aimed at restoring habitat and…
DC and 31 states including Louisiana supported the DOJ’s position that police should be able to use geofence warrants. [...] Read More... from U.S.…
A new bill from State Rep. Geymann would restrict nearly any claims for damages caused by emissions. Environmental reporter Emily Sanders from ExxonKnews explains…
In New Orleans, the lack of surgical techs is already compounding the existing problems hospitals face. But most training efforts across New Orleans and…
Two tragedies, in Virginia and Louisiana, highlight the peril that some women and children face during divorce or separation. [...] Read More... from In…
Louisiana's child welfare system was built to protect children. For Black girls, it has become another door into the pipeline. [...] Read More... from…
He may not have an office to assume if the legislature moves to eliminate the clerk of criminal court. But on Tuesday, Calvin Duncan…
This was first published in The Equation, a blog by Union of Concerned Scientists, as part of a series, A More Resilient Grid for…
A bill aimed at warning Louisiana residents about toxic air releases failed to advance, leaving questions about how communities near industrial plants will be…
Newly released tests and documents in the Louisiana town contradict government reassurances and are fueling protest. [...] Read More... from Toxic chemicals spread even…
With no uniform definition of what makes a ‘case,’ legislators must blindly guess at court caseloads. [...] Read More... from Perceived criminal-court caseloads vary…
Louisiana’s fast-tracked approvals for more gas plants, with their secret terms and unenforceable guarantees, seem sure to bring more grid instability and financial uncertainty…
Federal judges held stock, bonds and leased mineral rights to Exxon, Chevron and others while hearing cases against the companies alleging damage to the…