A 13-year-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico remains a “long-term problem” without a clear solution for eliminating chronic...
Articles by Michael Kunzelman
A New Orleans-based company that has failed to stop a 13-year-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is asking...
Amanda Spartz nearly did not renew her home’s flood insurance policy after her first year in Florida. Two hurricanes came...

A federal judge on has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses Louisiana state regulators of racially discriminating against a...
As waters receded in parts of Louisiana’s capital city of Baton Rouge, some residents returned to their flood-damaged homes on...

Emergency crews worked through the night to rescue scores of south Louisiana residents from homes and stranded cars as deadly...
A federal judge has awarded $50,000 in damages to a woman who accused a former Louisiana police chief of sexually...
Civil rights groups and activists sued Baton Rouge law enforcement agencies over their treatment of protesters rallying against the police...

An environmental group’s lawsuit claims ExxonMobil Corp. continues to violate Clean Air Act regulations despite a 2014 settlement over emissions...

When Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast, flood insurance companies working for the Federal Emergency Management Agency dispatched an army...