Center for Reproductive Rights
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Nearly all abortions remain illegal in Louisiana after the Louisiana Supreme Court voted to keep the statewide ban in effect. The ban has no exceptions for rape or incest.
The Descendants Project
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Louisiana Considered
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A Terrebonne Bay oil spill on the first day of Louisiana’s inshore shrimp season has taken a toll on some local fishermen, who say they received no warning of the incident until many hours after it occurred and as a result ended up with fouled nets and oiled boats. -
Hurricane forecasters are continuing to track a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico, but the chances of it forming have decreased from 30% to 0%.
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Fired up by a labor movement that’s seen big union victories recently, dollar store workers are organizing in their own way to improve work conditions.
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A new Louisiana state law that aims to give renters more protections and introduce new penalties for landlords who evict tenants illegally is now in effect.
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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon answers questions from the public during a town hall at the University of New Orleans on Wednesday, August 3.
Arts & Culture
NPR News
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sallie Krawcheck, CEO of Ellevest, about the tennis star's investment plans post-retirement.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with writer, filmmaker and musician Blitz Bazawule about his new novel, The Scent of Burnt Flowers.
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Some say benefits for fossil fuel companies in Congress's climate change legislation weaken its impact. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with energy historian Gregory Brew about the bill.
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Since the desegregation of higher education, Black enrollment at HBCUs has been on the decline, but that's changing. NPR's Michel Martin discusses this with university administrator Walter Kimbrough.
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Adventurer, Bear Grylls, explains what to do when fear kicks in and how to survive in life or if you ever find yourself in a real wilderness-related survival scenario.
