Health Care LGBTQ More than a dozen states sue to protect gender-affirming care from federal investigations A new lawsuit argues the Trump administration is pursuing a backdoor strategy to restrict ...

NEW ORLEANS – Daniel Cressy yawned, tired after three days of watching a machine pull blood out of his body, extract his stem cells and pump the blood back in. Tubes protruded from the side of his ...

Health Care An aspiring Louisiana pilot can’t fly with sickle cell disease, so he’s editing his genes Daniel Cressy will be the first patient in Louisiana to complete the gene therapy treatment for ...

Louisiana’s newest member of Congress accuses President Donald Trump of unconstitutional actions that he says are destroying democracy. U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, a Democrat representing Louisiana’s new ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has expanded the scope of a Louisiana redistricting case that could weaken key provisions of the landmark Voting Rights Act. In a brief order released Friday afternoon, the ...

The SELU scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in Lake Maurepas was abruptly removed from her research position without explanation.

For progressives and education advocates who are wary of school vouchers, the decision is fraught. Opting in could draw criticism for approving what many see as a vehicle for privatization of K-12 ...

The mother of a child sex trafficking survivor learned from a reporter her alleged pimp was mistakenly released from jail and out for months before authorities were aware.

The Trump administration is pushing to involuntarily commit more homeless people to psychiatric hospitals in an effort to keep them off the street.

Louisiana political candidates and campaigns can post signs at public school athletic fields and gymnasiums starting Friday after being prohibited from doing so.

Environment Govt + Politics Trump moves to cut vital petrochemical watchdog, placing Gulf Coast states at risk Amid increasingly intense weather, the Chemical Safety Board is the lone independent ...

A recent proclamation from President Donald Trump will allow 25 chemical manufacturers, including 12 with sites in Louisiana, to ignore new federal rules meant to contain harmful emissions. A week ago ...