When the Legislature rushed through a criminal justice overhaul in 2024, no one had computed the price tag. Now, researchers predict the state's prison population could double by 2034, requiring an estimated $2 billion in new facilities.
A dramatic drop in paroles reflects 2024 changes that tightened eligibility and eliminated discretionary release for many incarcerated people.
State officials intentionally timed new limits on soda and candy purchases to begin on Ash Wednesday as part of a health-focused push.
After decades of bipartisan reforms that prioritized rehabilitation over punishment, states are moving back toward prosecuting younger teens as adults. It contradicts decades of research, and it doesn’t make communities safer.
Construction of Meta’s $27 billion “Hyperion” facility coincides with a more than 600 percent spike in truck crashes.
Extreme weather, chronic underfunding and age are conspiring to keep Louisiana's infrastructure falling behind despite recent federal investments.
Residents in four industrial corridor towns can see real-time air quality data — a project environmental groups hope will prompt voluntary emissions fixes without relying on regulation.
Nationally, fourth grade students’ reading scores have been sliding for a long time. But in the past five years, Louisiana has seen strong improvements.
Amtrak’s Mardi Gras line began running twice-a-day service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., in August. Gulf Coast cities are hoping it will bring new people to town.
With storms intensifying faster, officials consider widening shoulders for emergency travel lanes, though costs and infrastructure gaps challenge implementation.
California’s high housing costs and Louisiana’s entrenched hardships continue to leave millions struggling.
Prosecutors say the mayor spent tens of thousands in taxpayer money on travel costs so she could spend personal time with an alleged affair partner.
After Katrina, most of the city's schools became charters. Although the change brought results, the importance of accountability measures should not be forgotten.
Median home values have risen 60 percent since 2012, yet the city has 20,000 fewer housing units than before the storm, with nearly 29,000 still vacant.
Groups focused on food security are scrambling following the cancellation of federal programs supporting purchases from local farmers.
Despite warnings that the law criminalizes low-risk behaviors, the state remains one of just five that impose lengthy sex offender registration requirements after conviction.
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