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Louisiana
Record heat, drought decimate Louisiana’s beloved crawfish season
by
Matt Bloom
Mar 15, 2024
Farmers are catching less than half of their normal haul. Restaurants are hiking prices for the tiny, lobster-like crustacean, which is threatening neighborhood traditions of gathering around a crawfish boil.
Water contamination in Black communities doesn't stop at Flint or Jackson
by
Kimberly Adams
and Sarah Leeson
Jun 19, 2023
"When I was traveling throughout the South, I visited 11 cities. Every single city had water problems, had a water boil notice within the last year, or had reported having brown water trickling through their faucets," said reporter Adam Mahoney.
Facing regular floods, a Louisiana town builds higher
by
Amy Scott
and Hayley Hershman
Jan 4, 2023
Residents see Mandeville as a model for other at-risk communities.
The origins of a glass recycling empire
by
Sarah Leeson
Aug 19, 2022
The sand Glass Half Full creates from processed bottles is repurposed for flood disaster relief and mitigating coastal erosion, among other things.
In small-town Louisiana, the natural gas boom is paying a lot of bills
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 3, 2021
High prices are driving even more drilling in areas where fracking took off in the 2000s.
“It's going to take a while for people to come back”
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 10, 2021
A New Orleans-based journalist and homeowner reflects on Louisiana’s long road to recovery and its "care" infrastructure.
Power in parts of Louisiana may not be restored for weeks
Aug 31, 2021
"The longer the power's off, the more of a threat to a person's life safety," a former FEMA administrator says.
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Making it hard to get an abortion comes with a cost
by
Janet Nguyen
Jun 29, 2020
The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana abortion law. For many women, having the procedure already requires travel and substantial financial costs.
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic restrictions
Jun 29, 2020
Chief Justice John Roberts joined with his four more liberal colleagues in the 5-4 ruling.
A rice by any other name...
May 23, 2019
Lawmakers in the state of Louisiana are debating when food products can be called “rice.”