Alena Maschke (The Current)

Sheriffs receive 20% of Louisiana’s opioid settlement money but are not required to report how they spend those dollars. Records reveal how 43 offices are spending their share.

With light bills at times rivaling the cost of a house note, those with low incomes struggle to keep their homes at a safe and comfortable temperature.

Up to 200 Marines are scheduled to deploy to Louisiana to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at its facilities in the state.

An aggressive deportation push by the Trump administration has stirred fear in this deeply rooted South Louisiana community.

Mahmoud Khalil’s detention in Louisiana, along with that of several other campus activists who have been shipped to detention centers in the state from far away, has put a spotlight on Louisiana’s role as a major hub for immigration detention.

“I just wish that there had been something to prepare me, somebody that I could talk to, ask a question,” Burke said of her perimenopausal experience. That’s the gap the couple is hoping to fill.