Louisiana News

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.

President Joe Biden has announced federal disaster assistance for Louisiana, which is working to slow a mass inflow of salt water creeping up the Mississippi River.

The vote makes the French Truck location the third New Orleans coffee shop to unionize in about the last 15 months.

Auditors found state education officials investigated and resolved 61 complaints during the 2021-22 school year but failed to properly address 42 others.

As national attention wanes and volunteers head to other disasters, residents of Rolling Fork and nearby Silver City have been left to recover on their own.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear from Independent Hunter Lundy, as we round out our encore interviews with the candidates for governor. We also hear about the New Orleans Opera’s latest season, and we check in with residents of Rolling Fork, Miss., six months after a deadly tornado ripped through the Delta.

Salt water creeping up the Mississippi River is threatening drinking water supplies in some Louisiana communities, including New Orleans.

Early voting for the Oct. 14 primary begins next week. Dive in to voters’ guides, listen to candidates and understand what’s at stake.

The next secretary of state will be tasked with choosing and implementing a new voting system, since the Legislature banned the state’s current system in 2021.

John Eisenberg talks with the Gulf States Newsroom about the Black quarterbacks who helped change the NFL, as well as the players who never got the chance.