Louisiana

French-speaking Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, has abandoned dwellings are everywhere due to storms, erosion, and rising sea-levels.
Language
Storms and rising sea levels threaten to wipe out French language in Louisiana’s bayou country
Four Black American women activists wearing yellow shirts and holding protest signs stand in a field near a fence.
Conflict & Justice
From Louisiana to Taiwan, environmental activists stand up to a major plastics company
Politics with Amy Walter: Governing, the Economy, and Coronavirus
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Burning of Three Black Churches Serves as Reminder of Racism’s Continuing Legacy
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Man at dinner table, surrounded by people
Culture
Yes, they came as refugees, but on ‘Queen Sugar’ this family from Vietnam gets to be so much more
Arts, Culture & Media
Willie Nelson
Atchafalaya bayou
Environment
Federal judge halts Louisiana pipeline
The silhouette of roseau cane during a sunset on the Louisiana coast.
Science
In a hungry little insect, a big threat to Louisiana’s coast
Pecan Acres
Economics
Frequent flooding in Louisiana could lead to buyouts for entire neighborhoods
Birth certificate
Justice
Why some immigrants and refugees in Louisiana are having trouble getting married
Oil lease arrests
Environment
Gulf of Mexico oil leases spark protests, but little revenue
Louisiana floods — and music
Music
Music is holding Louisiana together in tough times
Kelly Orians facilitates a weekly discussion group for formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs. Until their new space is fully renovated, they meet in the back of an events hall in New Orleans' Gentilly neighborhood.
Justice
Getting out of prison it’s hard to find a job. Why not help ex-prisoners start their own businesses?
Two voting booths, red curtains drawn
Global Politics
Foreign-born citizens in Louisiana have had to take extra steps to register to vote — until now
New York City's ‘Little Italy’. Mulberry Street, Lower East Side, circa 1900
Justice
A brief history of America’s hostility to a previous generation of Mediterranean migrants — Italians
Margie Richard stands in what used to be her front yard, across the street from Shell's chemical plant in Norco, Louisiana. Richard pushed for the company to buy out the neighborhood and move residents.
Environment
How one woman fought one of the world’s biggest oil companies — and won
Louisiana’s Master Plan for the Coast includes projects like marsh creation, sediment diversion, structural and shoreline protection, hydrologic restoration and oyster reef restoration. If implemented on time, it could restore and save some crucial wetlan
Environment
Louisiana’s much-needed plan to save its wetlands is short almost $50 billion
Louisiana coastline
Environment
Louisiana’s coastline is disappearing at the rate of a football field an hour
Environment
Oil cleanup jobs help Gulf for now, but what comes later?
Environment
Industry and the environment prepare for oil spill’s long clean-up
Hurricane Katrine — Superdome
Arts, Culture & Media
How the Dutch are helping New Orleans stay dry
Arts, Culture & Media
Language and culture of New Orleans embodied in one food: gumbo
Global Politics
In wake of Isaac, La. farmers faced with heavy losses, uncertainty of rebuilding
Arts, Culture & Media
New indie movie ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ looks at disaster through child’s eyes
Arts, Culture & Media
Comedian Harry Shearer’s serious work: ‘The Big Uneasy’
Politics prevents clear assessment of formaldehyde
Arts, Culture & Media
The Language of New Orleans in One Word: Gumbo
Bayou Community Struggles with Sinkhole
Global Hit
Swiss Trio, Mama Rosin, and the Geneva-Louisiana Connection
Global Hit
Cajun Revival in Mamou, LA
Global Hit
The Africa-Lafayette Connection at Festival International de Louisiane
Lessons in Revitalizing Cities
Environment
Immigrants Expected to do the Heavy Lifting in Post-Sandy Reconstruction
Global Politics
Haiti Following Tropical Storm Isaac
Arts, Culture & Media
Riccardo Crespo: Brazilian Music with New Orleans Flavors
Global Hit
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival: Loads of Global Hits
Global Hit
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival: Lessons Learned
Global Hit
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival: The Crescent City Looks to Africa
Environment
Seven Years Later, Danziger Bridge Shooters Sentenced
Environment
The aftermath of tropical storm Lee
Trumpeting New Orleans’ Rebirth
Arts, Culture & Media
Kermit Ruffins: Livin’ a Tremé Life
Flood Evacuees Find Shelter in ‘Canadaville’
Top of the Hour: Flooding Cajun Country, Morning Headlines
This Week’s Agenda: Debt Ceiling, Middle East, IMF
Spillway Opened, Small Town Residents Fear Flooding in La.
Man vs. Nature Along the Mississippi Delta
Top of the Hour: Mississippi Flooding, Morning Headlines
Environment
Voices from the Gulf: Ryan Lambert, Charter Boat Captain
LOE Retrospective/ Cancer Alley
Business, Economics and Jobs
US Auto Industry Feels Effects of Japan Quake
New Orleans Health
Christmas Comes Late to Costal Lousiana
Shintech: Proposed Plastics Plant Looks Elsewhere
CHEMICAL STUDY WITHDRAWN
Brown Bayou
Ceding the Backyard
Louisana Story
Wallace, Louisiana
Industry and Government