Julia Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, has given Louisiana Democrats hope they could unseat a slate of Republican statewide elected ...

The panel featured National Housing Law Project Senior Staff Attorney Hannah Adams, The Guardian’s U.S. Southern Bureau Chief ...

After slashing funding for programs that documented atrocities and protected human rights abroad, President Donald Trump’s State Department is now granting one of its first new human rights awards to ...

It now takes 16 years for renters earning a median income of $58,000 to save for a down payment and closings costs, double that of 2019 when the savings horizon was eight years according to new ...

Republicans claimed two open seats on the Louisiana Public Service Commission in last Tuesday’s election, expanding the party’s majority to four on the five-member body that regulates power utilities, ...

New Orleans relies on drainage canals and pumps to remove rainwater from low-lying areas. During intense storms, however, runoff can accumulate faster than the system can remove it, leaving streets ...

The report said recent growth in U.S. pipeline capacity, expected to build 17,000 miles of new pipelines, is the largest in ...

(Veritenews.org) – The New Orleans City Council on last Thursday (Nov. 5) voted unanimously to pass a partial millage roll forward – which will result in higher property taxes for city residents – ...

Late Tuesday evening, 33 ballot measures to restrict data centers were passed by voters or were leading in ongoing vote counts, according to the tracking website Data Centers on the Ballot. Roughly a ...

The Louisiana Department of Health is urging the public not to use tap water for their sinuses or contact lenses following a fatal Acanthamoeba infection this year, one of 10 infections in the state ...

One of the three national credit rating agencies upgraded Louisiana’s bond rating at the end of last week. The sta ...

A coalition of environmental groups is asking Gov. Jeff Landry to address the risks of orphan wells, citing a new report detailing thousands of abandoned drilling sites throughout the state. The ...