Hurricane Katrina survivors describe how it changed their lives 20 years on
Four residents recall the passage of the 2005 storm, which left 1,400 people dead and caused extensive property damage, and the recovery of New Orleans afterward
The Ten Commandments enter the classrooms: Trump and his allies push for religious education
Texas is the latest Republican-governed state to pass a law requiring religious text to be displayed in schools.
Trump’s other deportations: Automatic processes and secret expulsions of grandmothers
The criminalization of Venezuelans sent to El Salvador heightens the vulnerability of a group of 600,000 people who are without consular assistance
Terror strikes the US shortly before Trump’s return to the White House
Authorities are investigating both the truck attack in New Orleans that left at least 15 dead and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in front of the tycoon’s hotel in Las Vegas as acts of terrorism
Louisiana’s special session kicks off Monday. Here’s a look at what may be discussed
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The session is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Monday. Landry, who called for the special session only a few hours after taking office, is expected to address the Legislature shortly after they gavel in
McDonald’s franchises fined for employing children, including two 10-year-olds
At one Kentucky franchise, the minors were not paid, and sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m, while in another, 242 kids were working at the fast-food restaurant
A ship for windpower is taking shape in Louisiana oil country
Louisiana’s shipbuilding giant Edison Chouest Offshore is assembling the 260-foot-long Eco Edison in coastal Terrebonne Parish, along the Houma Navigation Canal
Trio of GOP states pull out of effort to thwart voter fraud
The moves, encouraged by former president Donald Trump, are the latest indication of how conspiracy theories related to the 2020 election continue to ripple throughout the Republican Party
Messy storms roll eastward after slamming Texas and Louisiana
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The system will threaten the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys with tornadoes as they move toward New England
US Court strikes down charter boat tracking rule
The panel said that tracking devices are not the type of equipment regulators can require on recreational vessels under a federal fishing regulation law
Looking for hope underground: The search for the remains of migrants on the US-Mexico border
The Border Project, led by the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, has managed to identify the bodies of more than 280 people who died during the perilous crossing