Health Feb 22 How Louisiana cancer patients navigate the ‘hidden’ costs of participating in clinical trials Each year, more than 25,000 Louisianans receive a new cancer diagnosis. But many patients don’t have access to new trials and therapies near their home.
World Jan 26 Family and classmates mourn loss of New Orleans-area teen killed in the West Bank Born and raised in a New Orleans suburb, Tawfic Abdel Jabbar was killed northeast of Ramallah on Jan. 19, more than three months into the Israel-Hamas war.
Politics Jan 18 Why the battle over Louisiana’s voting map could have national election implications Lawmakers face a Jan. 30 deadline to submit a redesign of the state’s six congressional districts after a federal court said the current map violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of Black voters.
Nation Jan 16 Trans youth ‘terrified’ of what Louisiana’s new health care ban will mean A new law banning gender-affirming care for minors in Louisiana took effect at the start of the year. Since the legislation was passed last summer, parents have been scrambling for help.
Nation Jan 05 Extreme drought in Louisiana threatens to create a crawfish shortage Nearly 80 percent of Louisiana remains in a severe drought which will lead to fewer crawfish and higher prices for the state’s multi-million dollar "mudbug" industry. Communities correspondent Roby Chavez has been following the story and joined Geoff Bennett to…
Nation Jan 03 Why farmers are worried about Louisiana’s beloved crawfish It's uncertain whether the tiny lobster-like crustaceans survived the months of hot and dry conditions that hit the state last summer.
Health Dec 08 The Christmas Eve bonfire tradition that almost wasn’t A statewide burn ban, which was a response to unusually dry weather, threw into question whether this year’s 300-year-old tradition of lighting up bonfires would move forward in Louisiana.
Nation Nov 16 Rural Louisianans have felt shut out without broadband. The state has a plan to change that Some 42 million Americans have no access to broadband. In Louisiana, 1.7 million people, more than a third of the state’s population, have this critical need.
Nation Nov 02 This New Orleans ‘genius’ is on a quest to learn more about rising deaths in prisons Andrea Armstrong has become a leading expert whose research sheds light on the harmful conditions people in prison face in the United States.
Nation Oct 19 Lawsuit accuses Catholic schools in New Orleans of discriminating against students with disabilities A new class-action lawsuit claims that the Archdiocese of New Orleans asks illegal questions about students’ disabilities on its schools’ application forms.