Only Reps. Troy Carter and Cleo Fields opposed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” casting rare votes to protect Louisiana’s most ...

The cuts strike directly at the backbone of working-class communities, especially in Black and rural parishes, where ...

When Mary Dunnigan arrived in Baton Rouge in 1998, she came with more than a suitcase—she brought a dream to create something ...

In a sharply focused plan, Lanus rejected business-as-usual politics and outlined a comprehensive strategy to redefine what ...

Trump Administration Slashes Louisiana Afterschool Funding, Puts Children and Families at Risk The cuts strike directly at the backbone of working-class communities, especially in Black and rural ...

Speaker Mike Johnson Faces Backlash as Louisiana Voters Protest Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and SNAP Cuts Major Louisiana health systems—including Ochsner Health and LSU Health—warn that ...

Louisiana Group Gets $4.5M to Fight Water Pollution and Help Communities The focus of NEAN’s work will be harmful “forever chemicals” like PFAS and PCBs. These chemicals are found in water, food, and ...

A Hyundai sign stands as a symbol of the company’s $6 billion investment in a hydrogen-powered steel mill in Ascension Parish, a project set to position Louisiana as a national leader in clean energy ...

Banks Denounces Community Center Audit as Retaliatory, Politically Driven Banks, who left office in early 2024, says the city’s delay in conducting the audit deprived her of the opportunity to respond ...

Louisiana Sued Over Law Silencing “Cancer Alley” Communities Fighting for Clean Air Black communities in Louisiana’s infamous “Cancer Alley” are being stripped of their right to document the toxins ...

East Baton Rouge Head Start Program Faces Permanent Closure Without Federal Grant The program, which currently serves more than 600 children across multiple sites, is fully dependent on federal grant ...