BATON ROUGE — From the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children: On Sept. 26, the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children released results from “Help Wanted: The Staffing and Operating Challenges Facing Louisiana Child Care Providers,” which surveyed Louisiana child care businesses…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that federal disaster assistance is available for Louisiana, which is working to slow a mass inflow of salt water creeping up the Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — From the Federal Emergency Management Agency: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Louisiana to supplement state and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from the seawater intrusion…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A mass inflow of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River is threatening drinking water supplies in Louisiana, prompting Gov. John Bel Edwards to ask President Joe Biden for…
BATON ROUGE – After a nationwide search, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has named Will Green president and CEO. Since 2016, Green has served as the president and CEO of the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association, the trade association…
NEW ORLEANS — The Bureau of Governmental Research has published a report calling on the City of New Orleans and the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office to resolve a long-running disagreement over funding for the parish jail. The dispute flared last…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Monday that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law. “These projects will make…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week's scheduled sale of of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions of acres, rejecting a scaled-back plan announced last month by the…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: On Sept. 21, the Bureau of Governmental Research released three On the Ballot reports for the October 14 election. The reports are intended to help New Orleans voters make informed decisions…
BATON ROUGE — Members of the state Bond Commission will wait a month to vote on whether to approve financing necessary for the Port of South Louisiana to purchase Avondale Global Gateway from maritime company T. Parker Host for $330…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — The crowded field of candidates running for Louisiana governor is shrinking, with state Rep. Richard Nelson withdrawing from the race Wednesday and endorsing GOP…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Port of New Orleans: St. Louis regional ports and the St. Louis Regional Freightway are jointly supporting the Port of New Orleans’ efforts to strengthen the flow of inland river cargo with the development of…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — Many who participate in Louisiana’s workforce development programs earn less afterward than they did before, according to recent analysis from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor. LLA Mike Waguespack issued a performance report on the Louisiana…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana, typically one of the wettest states in the country, is on fire. In communities often challenged by flooding and hurricanes this time of year, firefighters instead are fending off 300-foot-tall (91.44 meters) blazes during an…
NEW ORLEANS — Salon22, a membership-based professional women's club and “idea hub,” will celebrate the grand opening of its new headquarters at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29 at 2407 Bienville Street. The two-year-old group’s new digs are housed in a…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation is inviting citizens of greater New Orleans to “go blue” by wearing blue clothing and displaying blue lights on buildings and homes on Sept. 14 to honor local law enforcement…
LOUIS (AP) — Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will someday try to take the river's water may soon take their first step toward blocking such a diversion. Mayors from cities along the river are…
NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the most high-profile urban areas in the U.S. gained population on Tuesday. But it's not because of a sudden flood of moving trucks into Atlanta, New Orleans and San Francisco. Rather, the U.S. Census Bureau…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Monday that she has chosen Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of police in Spokane, Washington, and Oakland, California, to head the New Orleans Police Department, a nomination subject to the…
NEW ORLEANS – On Sept. 11, Mayor LaToya Cantrell selected Anne Kirkpatrick to be the next superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department. "Following an extensive, nationwide search, I am grateful that Anne Kirkpatrick has accepted the opportunity to lead…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) – Gov. John Bel Edwards on Wednesday urged lawmakers to provide free meals to all students as he signed legislation to reimburse schools $860,000 to expand free meals. Edwards was at Lincoln Elementary School for…
BATON ROUGE (Louisiana Illuminator) — News of a homicide in New Orleans doesn’t always raise eyebrows. It’s not uncommon for residents to tune out frequent reports of crime, but one incident on July 28 caught the eye of restaurant owner…
WASHINGTON (press release) — On Sept. 6, FEMA announced the initial designation of 483 census tracts that will be eligible for increased federal support to become more resilient to natural hazards and extreme weather worsened by the climate crisis. The…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As industrial plants have overtaken historic Black communities and burdened neighborhoods with toxic air pollution, environmental advocates and residents of Louisiana’s chemical corridor have spent decades calling for change. So when the country’s top environmental regulator…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Vieux Carré Property Owners, Residents and Associates: Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson, former New Orleans City Council member and Louisiana state representative, is the 2023 recipient of the Schwartz-Gage Award for the preservation of the French Quarter,…
METAIRIE, La. – From the Jefferson Chamber Political Action Committee: The Jefferson Chamber PAC has announced its endorsements of candidates on the Oct. 14 ballot. “The Jefferson Chamber PAC continues to support sound candidates that will improve the business climate…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — While five candidates vying for the Louisiana governor seat will be gathering next week for the state’s first major televised gubernatorial debate, early GOP frontrunner Jeff Landry won’t be there. As for why the state's attorney…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Future engineers need a greater understanding of past failures — and how to avoid repeating them — a Louisiana-based nonprofit said to mark Tuesday's 18th anniversary of the deadly, catastrophic levee breaches that inundated most of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2-ranking House Republican, said Tuesday he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma and is undergoing treatment. Scalise, 57, said he will continue to serve in…
NEW ORLEANS — From Tulane University: In New Orleans, a saucily named Instagram account has garnered a massive following by posting about – and poking fun at – the city’s plethora of potholes. Now, a new study by a Tulane…
