News across Greater New Orleans
Pre-k seats are a scarce resource in New Orleans — and Louisiana budget cuts might make them more difficult to get
New Orleans serves about 84% of 4-year-olds from low-income families. That leaves many New Orleans children entering kindergarten without necessary skills, and hundreds of parents who are not able to work as much as they want to, or at all, creating economic hardship. [...] Read…
‘Music From the Big House’ delivers blues and soul from Angola prison
Musicians in bands at Angola often come from New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, and from the nearby Mississippi Delta, the birthplace of the blues. [...] Read More... from ‘Music From the Big House’ delivers blues and soul from Angola prison
Louisiana’s Obamacare drop rate among the nation’s largest
A quarter of Louisiana's marketplace enrollees from 2025 no longer have coverage in 2026. [...] Read More... from Louisiana’s Obamacare drop rate among the nation’s largest
Behind The Lens: “Where did all my people go?” (audio)
Black defendants face major barriers to securing representative juries, while a Lower Ninth Ward family farm wins a settlement after its property was mistakenly treated with pesticides. [...] Read More... from Behind The Lens: “Where did all my people go?” (audio)
Trump approval of a gigantic offshore Louisiana LNG port ignores significant risks
Constructing the massive Delfin LNG deepwater export terminal 40 miles off the Louisiana coast could threaten protected marine life, exacerbate the state’s already poor air quality, and contribute to heating our planet, writes attorney Lauren Parker of the Center for Biological…
‘We aren’t prepared’: New Orleans City Council pushes Entergy on unreliable equipment
While Entergy struggles with everyday power outages, city officials are skeptical of the utility’s ability to keep the lights on during hurricane season [...] Read More... from ‘We aren’t prepared’: New Orleans City Council pushes Entergy on unreliable equipment
The future of farming cannot be built on forced labor
Louisiana deserves a correctional system that prepares people for successful re-entry, an agricultural system built on dignity rather than exploitation and a public conversation honest enough to recognize that slavery's legacy is not only in the past. [...] Read More... from The…
‘Somebody’s life is at stake’ — Louisiana advocates push for fair, representative juries
Glenn Davis instinctively connected his predominantly white jury and his wrongful verdict. His instincts are supported by jury-deliberation studies, which shows that non-diverse juries like his err more often. [...] Read More... from ‘Somebody’s life is at stake’ — Louisiana…
‘Gag order’: More than 100 Louisiana state employees signed NDAs with Gov. Landry’s office
Dozens of Landry employees, from the most senior aides to the most junior temps, inked strict confidentiality agreements with the governor’s office binding them to secrecy about what they learn on the job. [...] Read More... from ‘Gag order’: More than 100 Louisiana state…
Behind The Lens: Governor’s veto and student’s arrest put government power under scrutiny (audio)
Questions about how power Is exercised in Louisiana, as the governor vetoes more money for wrongfully convicted exonerees and a 14-year-old student is handcuffed and barred from her middle-school graduation. [...] Read More... from Behind The Lens: Governor’s veto and student’s…
More than 4 million Americans have lost access to SNAP benefits. Experts predict a higher rate of shootings.
In his research, Dr. Sharven Taghavi, a Tulane trauma surgeon, found a "clear association" between hunger and gun violence. A trauma surgeon in Atlanta had similar findings. [...] Read More... from More than 4 million Americans have lost access to SNAP benefits. Experts predict a…
Industrial pollution linked to learning disabilities in New Orleans area
As Louisiana’s petrochemical industrial facilities expand, the children that live near them are faced with long-term health and developmental impacts [...] Read More... from Industrial pollution linked to learning disabilities in New Orleans area