Feds Issue Ultimatum to Louisiana on $3 Billion Coastal Restoration Project October 24, 2024 By Jack Brook NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Federal officials want to know if Louisiana remains committed to a nearly $3 billion planned...
Court Reviews Civil Rights Lawsuit Alleging Environmental Racism in Louisiana Parish October 9, 2024 By Jack Brook NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appellate court is reviewing a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged...
New Orleans, DOJ Move to End Police Department’s Consent Decree September 30, 2024 By Jack Brook NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Friday in federal court to...
Residents in Louisiana City Still Recovering From 2020 Hurricanes September 10, 2024 By Sara Cline and Jack Brook LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Every other day Lois Malvo waits for her son to bring six buckets of water...
Energy Giant Reports Violating Air Emissions Limits in Louisiana September 2, 2024 By Jack Brook British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to...
Drax Global Reports Violating Air Emissions Limits at Louisiana Plants August 14, 2024 By Jack Brook NEW ORLEANS (AP) — British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple...
Officials Cleaning Up Oil Spill in Southern Louisiana Parish August 1, 2024 By Jack Brook NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A storage tank spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil in a southern Louisiana...
Louisiana’s $3B Coastal Restoration Project Divides Residents July 26, 2024 By Jack Brook NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Proponents of a nearly $3 billion project to restore part of southeast Louisiana’s rapidly vanishing coastline...