The Trump administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents near its Louisiana plant, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

The case stems from a 2018 law that made it illegal to be on or near a pipeline without permission and an arrest of environmental activists that followed days after the law went into effect.

The City of New Orleans received almost $140 million under the Inflation Reduction Act. The Trump Administration has paused that funding.

Workers were manufacturing pipeline to replace a ruptured section of carbon dioxide line that sent 45 people to the hospital in Mississippi.

As President Donald Trump threatens to raise tariffs on more foreign goods, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) has called on him to levy tariffs of up to 100% on seafood imports — particularly shrimp and crawfish — from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

The company is expected to create 175 direct new jobs over the next 10 years with a projected payroll of $12.5 million.

The Super Bowl is in town, and so far, fears that visitors would avoid the big game because of January’s attack on Bourbon Street have not rang true.

In a statement, the NFLPA said it ‘stands in solidarity’ with the nearly 600 nurses attempting to negotiate its first union contract with LCMC Health Systems.

Certain New Orleans businesses are making a windfall off the event.

At least 15 people reported illness after eating oysters at several New Orleans restaurants.