Louisiana
They’re fighting polluters destroying historically Black towns – starting with their own
When Joy and Jo Banner founded the Descendants Project in 2020, they didn’t expect to be defending their hometown first
Anya Groner
14, Apr, 2024 @11:00 AM
Governor threatens scholarships after LSU women miss anthem at NCAA tournament
Jeff Landry has called for the scholarships of college athletes to be revoked after LSU women’s basketball team were not present for the anthem on Monday night
Guardian sport
03, Apr, 2024 @12:04 AM
Sixteen states sue US over ban on approvals for LNG exports
States including Texas, Louisiana and Florida say federal government lacks authority to broadly deny permits
Guardian staff and agencies
21, Mar, 2024 @10:28 PM
Republican Bill Cassidy derides Trump and calls 2024 race ‘sorry state of affairs’
Louisiana senator expressed disapproval of the former president, saying: ‘Is this a person we want to have an office?’
Maya Yang
17, Mar, 2024 @9:56 PM
‘They’re all high’: Louisiana police say rats eating marijuana in evidence room
New Orleans superintendent tells council committee that rodents have infested the building and requests to move headquarters
Richard Luscombe
12, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM
Hurricanes are intensifying more rapidly – and the most vulnerable communities are hit hardest
Hurricanes are more frequently escalating quickly, and the places they destroy may be those disadvantaged by racist housing policy
Aliya Uteuova
07, Mar, 2024 @12:00 PM
‘Egregious’: Louisiana prisons have experienced 50% spike in deaths, report says
Healthcare in the state’s prisons is known for being deathly inadequate – and the incarceration rate may keep growing
Poet Wolfe in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
26, Feb, 2024 @12:00 PM
‘Unconscionable’ criminal justice bills could fuel soaring incarceration in Louisiana
Reform advocates condemn raft of measures expected to pass under new far-right governor
Oliver Laughland in New Orleans
19, Feb, 2024 @12:00 PM
‘By preserving the language, you reinforce communities’: a school saving one of Louisiana’s oldest dialects
Preserving Indian French, as community members call it, has taken on new urgency as climate-related hurricanes and coastal erosion threaten to displace the tribe
Brandon Holmes
14, Feb, 2024 @5:00 PM
Louisiana governor accused of using public records law to intimidate EPA and ‘Cancer Alley’ community
Deep south state escalates its fight against environmental protection with ‘rare’ use of public record laws
Oliver Laughland for the Guardian and Delaney Nolan for the Intercept
02, Feb, 2024 @10:00 AM
New Orleans man found guilty of manslaughter for 2016 killing of former NFL player
Cardell Hayes faces up to 40 years in prison for the shooting after a traffic altercation that left Will Smith dead
Lauren Aratani
27, Jan, 2024 @3:14 PM
Biden’s delay of ‘carbon bomb’ projects could be a big deal – but will it last?
Climate activists cheer decision to pause all pending liquified natural gas export licenses, but is it just a delay till after November elections?
Oliver Milman
26, Jan, 2024 @5:05 PM
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