Writer David Muth asks the Louisiana Legislature to order the governor to proceed with the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, ...

As the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion flounders amid politics, some scientists say that doubts about its effectiveness can ...

Last week, the state Senate Judiciary committee passed a bill that would automatically funnel all arrested 15- and 16-year-olds into the adult system. That’s not what Louisiana voters want.

Delaney Dryfoos on the Calcasieu River's concerning pollution. Marta Jewson on Lycee's $400k property tax bill and the city's offer to settle a lawsuit with the school board.

KIPP Leadership Academy's front sign shows state testing dates as the 2024-25 school year comes to a close. (Katy Reckdahl/The Lens) The Orleans Parish School Board will meet Monday morning to ...

Disciplinary incidents dropped sharply within the Orleans Justice Center with the advent of electronic tablets, which stay on for 17 hours a day, bringing those in the jail new options — movies, music ...

Joy and Jo Banner founded the Descendants Project to document the lineages of enslaved people and promote the well-being of Black people along the Mississippi River in Louisiana. (Photo by La'Shance ...

Arkansas has no state laws specifically for wetland protection, leading conservationists to depend on funds raised by duck stamps. But waterfowl populations are under increasing threats leading to ...

This week on Behind The Lens, a court order last year mandated some protections for incarcerated men at Angola who work the Farm Line for little or no compensation in the brutal summer heat. In ...

Wetlands are places where land and water meet. Throughout the Mississippi River watershed, wetlands store floodwater, improve drinking water quality, and serve as homes for millions of birds and other ...

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