Statewide news from Baton Rouge, the Louisiana legislature, coastal communities, and cities across the Pelican State.
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Mangrove forests are experiencing a global resurgence. Louisiana may benefit from their ability to reduce coastal erosion, absorb carbon dioxide, and enhance vital coastal…
A U.S. citizen shares her account of being stopped, shackled and detained in Lafayette Parish, while reporters examine a new Louisiana law that could…
A federal judge in Baton Rouge rebuked the government’s unlawful detention of the infirm 77-year-old. Then ICE seized him again. [...] Read More... from…
While supporters say that Act 284 protects juror privacy, critics say that it goes too far, by not allowing exceptions for investigating case improprieties,…
A new Louisiana law will prohibit the intentional outdoor release of mylar and latex helium balloons beginning Aug. 1. Supporters say the measure will…
Though Louisiana legislators again introduced the "Medical Freedom Act," which prohibits vaccine requirements, the version that made it through the Louisiana House was amended…
Coastal residents are rattled by a reported effort by a major aerospace company to acquire 136,000 acres of coastal marshland in Vermilion Parish. [...]…
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…