Matt McBride on a controversial candidate for the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans. Marta Jewson on how state ...

Until they were stopped by Louisiana legislators, neighbors around North Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans and communities within Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” were able to view local air-quality, measured ...

This administration is placing vulnerable communities at greater risk when severe weather strikes, says Sara Gonzalez-Rothi, ...

The new Republican budget just slashed Medicaid by $1 trillion. In Louisiana, more than 200,000 people could lose coverage under Healthy Louisiana. Many don’t even realize that Medicaid is the ...

Jailhouse Lawyer Calvin Duncan officially qualified to run for clerk of Criminal District Court in Orleans Parish.

It’s a familiar scenario. Potential employers see criminal histories and don’t hire. In New Orleans, improvements to the city’s “Ban the Box” ordinance could better challenge employment barriers. An ...

U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson requires Angola prison officials to monitor temperatures every 30 minutes. When heat index hits 88, Farm Line workers get regular breaks, ice, water, and shade, the ...

Kimberly Thomas, who served a decade ago on the S&WB, was given nod by a council committee last week and was slated for Council approval on Thursday Kimberly Thomas, a nominee for the Board of ...