Organizations that participated in the event included Hands to Heart, the American Red Cross of Louisiana, the Louisiana ...

A Hyundai sign stands as a symbol of the company’s $6 billion investment in a hydrogen-powered steel mill in Ascension Parish, a project set to position Louisiana as a national leader in clean energy ...

Louisiana Group Gets $4.5M to Fight Water Pollution and Help Communities The focus of NEAN’s work will be harmful “forever chemicals” like PFAS and PCBs. These chemicals are found in water, food, and ...

Speaker Mike Johnson Faces Backlash as Louisiana Voters Protest Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and SNAP Cuts Major Louisiana health systems—including Ochsner Health and LSU Health—warn that ...

A bill that would have required Louisiana communities to vote before adding fluoride to public drinking water systems failed in the House Health and Welfare Committee. Senate Bill 2, authored by Sen.

Louisiana Sued Over Law Silencing “Cancer Alley” Communities Fighting for Clean Air Black communities in Louisiana’s infamous “Cancer Alley” are being stripped of their right to document the toxins ...

East Baton Rouge Head Start Program Faces Permanent Closure Without Federal Grant The program, which currently serves more than 600 children across multiple sites, is fully dependent on federal grant ...

Groundwater Commission Survives Legislative Overhaul After 11th-Hour Amendment The commission, which oversees the aquifer supplying drinking water to Baton Rouge and neighboring parishes, had faced ...

NEAN Launches Urgent Baton Rouge Campaign to Aid Displaced Workers, Combat Environmental Threats NEAN is fighting pollution and unemployment in Black communities—restoring work, health, and hope.

Beatty Blasts GOP Budget as 'Billionaire Bankroll Bill,' Proposes Amendment to Block Tax Cuts if Safety Net Programs Are Cut Beatty’s amendment—No. 280—would prohibit any tax reductions for the top ...

Harvard Pushes Back with Precision: University Corrects and Challenges Education Department's Threat Following a grammatically flawed federal threat to cut funding, Harvard responds with legal action ...

Glen Oaks High Alumni Weekend Marks 10 Years of Legacy, Love, and Leadership The 10th Annual Alumni Weekend wasn’t just a reunion; it was a full-circle homecoming that pulsed with joy, purpose, and ...