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Black residents get most of the pollution but few of the jobs from chemical industry, study finds
A new study led by Tulane University has revealed stark racial disparities across the U.S.’s petrochemical workforce.
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‘Detention Center Alley’ — Louisiana rises to prominence as hub for immigrant detention
Mahmoud Khalil’s detention in Louisiana, along with that of several other campus activists who have been shipped to detention ...
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Moving to Louisiana statistics (2025 data)
Approximately 69,464 people moved to Louisiana in 2023, while 101,180 moved out. This represents a significant net loss of 31 ...
‘Where do I find a job?’ Whirlpool layoffs will be more than small town’s total population
The Amana Whirlpool plant announced this week it will cut 650 workers from its facility in Middle Amana. To put it into perspective, the 650 workers that will lose their jobs on June 1 are 100 people ...
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Census of 1860 Population-Effect on the Representation of the Free and Slave States.
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...
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Delta Utilities now serving former CenterPoint Energy customers. Here's what you need to know
CenterPoint Energy completed the sale of its Louisiana and Mississippi natural gas distribution utilities to Bernhard Capital Partners on April 1. The newly formed Delta Utilities, based in New ...
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Despite Texas defendant’s death in Louisiana prison, lawmakers unlikely to end reliance on out-of-state lockups
Anderson died earlier in the year while being held in LaSalle Correctional Facility in Louisiana. Credit: Danielle Villasana for The Texas Tribune ...
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Despite Texas defendant’s death in Louisiana prison, lawmakers unlikely to end reliance on out-of-state lockups
Anderson died earlier in the year while being held in LaSalle Correctional Facility in Louisiana ... state lockups holding Texas’ growing jail population. But Texas officials are also ...
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Flood risks getting worse along US coastlines, new analysis shows
despite comprising only 16% of total population in those areas. New York City has the most people currently living in areas at risk of a severe flood in 2050 — an estimated 271,000 people. Louisiana ...
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Louisiana Is Litigating Away Its Economic Prosperity
No wonder Louisiana’s population has been declining over the ... Specifically, as noted by the city of New Orleans, “in total, the USGS [United States Geological Survey] estimates that ...
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Bill to drastically reduce Montana's wolf population voted down in Senate; others advance
A bill that sought to establish an unlimited wolf hunting quota in Montana in order to reduce the population to about where it was 15 years ago failed to pass a Senate vote Monday, while two other ...
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Kim Mulkey outfit: LSU women's basketball coach wears Louisiana state flower vs. UCLA
LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey is paying tribute to the state of Louisiana for the Tigers' Elite Eight matchup with 1-seed UCLA on Sunday in the women's NCAA Tournament. Mulkey is ...