Baton Rouge judge temporarily blocks elimination of New Orleans judgeships
A Baton Rouge judge has temporarily blocked a new state law that would’ve eliminated three Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judgeships.
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LSU football coach Lane Kiffin used private plane perk paid for by donors for family vacation
LSU football head coach Lane Kiffin took his family to Boca Raton using his private airplane travel benefits at a cost of $40,000 to donors
Recycled glass and salt-loving bacteria are helping scientists bring back coastal cypress
Tulane University researchers and the recycling facility Glass Half Full are using evolutionary relationships between bacteria, fungi and plants to grow cypress and other plant species in glass sand created...
LSU Vet Med warns residents to watch for wildlife, pet safety ahead of expected floods
Ahead of heavy rain expected for parts of southern Louisiana through the end of the week, Louisiana State University's School of Veterinary Medicine warns residents to keep pets inside and away from wildlife...
Louisiana college student IDs can soon be digitized
Louisiana’s colleges and universities will soon have the option of offering a digital student identification card through LA Wallet
The future of farming cannot be built on forced labor
For the men on the farm line at Angola, agricultural labor is not a pathway to opportunity. It is a state-enforced practice of degradation and dehumanization.
‘Music from the Big House’ frees blues, soul and gospel from the walls of Angola prison
Built on a former plantation, Angola is a longstanding symbol of American punitiveness, where men still do farm labor in the heat amid armed guards on horseback.
The lingering question: Who’s behind the indictment of AG Liz Murrill?
Seasoned lawyers say they've seldom seen a grand jury launch its own criminal investigation — an extraordinary scenario that appears to have unfolded in the indictment of Liz Murrill.
Louisiana rewrites law that criminalized publication of elected officials’ personal information
The Louisiana Legislature has watered down a state law that has made it a criminal offense to publish elected officials’ personal information on the internet.
Louisiana Legislature cancels veto override session
Louisiana lawmakers voted this week to cancel a special session scheduled this month to potentially override a handful of vetoes Gov. Jeff Landry issued.
Gov. Landry offers priorities for Trump’s Greenland pursuit
Trump made Landry his special envoy to Greenland late last year, and the governor traveled to the Arctic island in May.
Parents relieved after Air Products cancels CO2 pipeline near elementary school
The Pennsylvania-based company canceled its plans to build out the world’s largest carbon sequestration and storage project in the world, dubbed the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex.
Inside the lab at the heart of Louisiana’s mosquito-borne disease prevention network
Each vial sitting atop the frosty shelves, aligned in rows like egg cartons on a grocery store shelf, contains up to a hundred mosquitoes sent to the lab from across the state. Scientists can extract informa...
Gov. Landry invites LSU sports donors to event on ‘future of college sports’ at governor’s mansion
LSU President Wade Rousse and Gov. Jeff Landry are co-hosting an event for LSU athletics’ top donors at the governor’s mansion next month on the financial future of the athletic department.
Parasitic food poisoning illnesses are on the rise in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed 23 cases of Cyclosporiasis infection, a stomach illness caused by a parasite found on contaminated food and water, within the state. This is just above the averag...
Baton Rouge Mayor declares Friday a ‘day of mourning’ for the late Sen. Larry Selders
East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards declared Friday a day of mourning for state Sen. Larry Selders, D-Baton Rouge, who died suddenly Tuesday night.
AI might change Louisiana culture, but it can’t replace its community
In a state celebrated for embodying Southern hospitality, musical creativity and culinary cuisine, AI is not merely changing what we know or how we work; it is changing Louisiana’s culture.
Women make up half of Louisiana’s population but less than 25% of its legislature
The Newcomb Institute recently examined women's representation in the Louisiana Legislature over the past 50 years
Climate change could double household water costs in some cities, study finds
Household water costs could nearly double in some American cities, new research suggests, as climate change further stresses municipal water systems. Researchers at Stanford University and other institutions...
New Orleans withdraws request for loan approval from state following Murrill indictment kerfuffle
The mayor of New Orleans says the city is withdrawing its request for a loan approval to maintain city services after it became clear the state intended to deny it.
Louisiana economy grows as small businesses battle rising costs
Louisiana economy is outpacing milder U.S. progress beset by tariffs, inflation and worsening affordability for residents and businesses.
As Trump buyouts shake offshore wind industry, states hope developers stay in the game
President Donald Trump has shown the immense power of the executive branch to stymie offshore wind development, as nearly all projects are in waters where federal agencies operate as the landlord.
What happened when an LNG giant came to town
Little of Venture Global’s good fortune is making its way back to Cameron, some residents say. They had hoped the LNG terminals would bring a second wind. Instead, the industrial activity makes some want t...
Trump uses Mount Rushmore speech to allege ‘mortal threat’ from communism
President Donald Trump used his address at Mount Rushmore to allege that there is “a resurgence of the communist menace in our land.”