coastal

As salt water moves up the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico, residents across the greater New Orleans area have been left with many questions.

A newly published study finds that residents in a majority-Black area of Saint John the Baptist Parish face extremely high rates of cancer and other…

After Mardi Gras in 2019, garbage trucks collected 1,300 tons of trash, or about 2.6 million pounds, when the revelry was over. In the past, the city has…

Work must be paused on a contentious plastic manufacturing mega-plant in St. James Parish after a motion in district court.The Army Corps is considering…

Inspection reports and other assessments for petrochemical plants and industrial facilities caught in Hurricane Laura’s path show roughly a one-third…

Gov. John Bel Edwards has unveiled a plan to make the state carbon-neutral by 2050.Edwards signed two executive orders at a Coastal Protection and…

At a time when fear of a virus has nagged at our every choice for months, the last thing anyone needs is an added fear of flesh-eating bacteria. But we…

Oysters are a staple of Louisiana’s culture and cuisine, but because of storms, engineering and river flooding, the industry has been struggling for…

Rainstorms seem to be getting more intense. In New Orleans, every time it rains, people worry about flooding. A new study from LSU finds that storms in…

The Trump administration is making major changes to the Endangered Species Act, which could affect some plants and animals in Louisiana.The act, passed in…