On this week’s episode, we're joined by Emily Dufton, drug historian and author of the new book “Addiction, Inc.”

Tropical Storm Bertha has made landfall on the southern tip of Louisiana. The storm, moving slowly along the Gulf Coast on Wednesday, is packing strong winds that extend as much as 100 miles from its center.

Motivated teens are applying early and following up, yet many still aren’t landing summer jobs this year.

Nearly everything costs more this summer, from groceries to gas. But families still need childcare or just want to send their kids to camp.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a decades-old desegregation mandate for the Concordia Parish School Board. The school system has been a focal point in the Trump administration’s attempt to end legal cases dating back to the Civil Rights era.

Gov. Jeff Landry announced the updated plans, framing it as validation of an economic development strategy he's pursued aggressively since taking office.

A new study analyzed nearly 12,000 calls to the Louisiana 988 helpline and found suicide-related calls rose sharply following unusually hot nights.

The pipeline would have been a part of Air Products and Chemicals’ carbon capture complex, which the company tabled last week.

Whether Essence Fest is changing or simply growing depends on who you ask. The Gulf States Newsroom's Tanner Riley attended the 2026 festival. Here's what he saw.

On this week’s episode, we say hello to a new team member and discuss the school choice movement in the Gulf South.