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Francine did more than leave behind inches of mud. Several docks were damaged or swept away completely.

In Louisiana, few people of color are getting high-paying jobs in the industry — or even low-paying ones

According to new research shared exclusively with Floodlight, in Louisiana’s majority Black communities in the area known as “Cancer Alley,” because of its high concentration of polluting industries, the majority of jobs go to white workers. Similar disparities occur in minority-dominant communities along Texas’ Gulf Coast, where the majority of workers are white.

Thirty years ago, a report called out Louisiana’s petrochemical industry for building plants in areas with a large Black population. On Monday, a new update to the report found that little had changed, and new plants in the state’s chemical corridor are still disproportionately planned near Black communities, according to an analysis by a New Orleans-based environmental justice nonprofit.

It was the ceremonial start to the second round of data collection that will help NOAA understand tornado formation in the Southeast — an understudied region where tornadoes cause more deaths than anywhere else in the country.

Tropical storms and hurricanes kill people long after they’ve made landfall, according to a new study, adding to research suggesting storm-related deaths are chronically underestimated.

Xavier University has received a $19.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.The money is from an NIH initiative called Building…

Fourteen researchers from a coalition of universities in Louisiana and Mississippi have been awarded $6 million from the National Science Foundation.The…

A Tulane expert in viral epidemics raging in West Africa says it’s time to expand experimental treatments. Some are showing promise.Dr. Robert Garry is a…

Top research scientists from across Louisiana met at LSU Health Shreveport Wednesday to work on improving collaboration across their institutions. They...