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The air monitors called for in Senate Bill 356, sponsored by Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, would have provided early warning for neighbors to seek safety in the event of a toxic pollution release.
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A little-known turtle found only in Louisiana and Mississippi now has a slow but steady proposed plan from the federal government to save its species.
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Spring leaves arrive 2 days earlier in New Orleans and 8 days earlier in Monroe.
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A startup hub planned for the old Navy Base boasts of green “deep tech”— but experts warn some of that tech only provides cover for polluters, while one was founded by an Israeli arms developer.
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The city was poised to relinquish the recycling grant altogether, citing budget problems.
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At least a third of the nearly 20 bills Louisiana lawmakers proposed to put guardrails on artificial intelligence have been scrapped following threats from President Donald Trump to pull federal funding from states that regulate the industry.
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Sea Change travels to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, for a lively live panel discussion about the future of seafood.
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The multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas industry has reshaped the landscape, the economy and the daily lives of the people who have lived in Cameron Parish for generations.
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States need a major disaster declaration to access federal aid, but the wait time ranges from a few days to a few months.
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Case studies of two cities and a state that faced lead contamination problems may give New Orleans a roadmap to cleaning its pollution.
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In St. Bernard Parish, fishing deckhands fear death and detention amid regular immigration sweeps - not by ICE, but the Coast Guard. Critics say the Trump administration is undermining the Coast Guard’s other missions - and harming working-class boat captains while sparing industries with powerful lobbies.
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Millions of rural Americans get their water from districts that serve 10,000 people or less. Thousands of those systems are failing to meet federal standards.