Organizations that participated in the event included Hands to Heart, the American Red Cross of Louisiana, the Louisiana ...

Louisiana Republicans United Behind Federal Bill That Strips Lifelines from Black, White, and Rural Families Alike Only Reps. Troy Carter and Cleo Fields opposed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” casting rare ...

Trump Administration Slashes Louisiana Afterschool Funding, Puts Children and Families at Risk The cuts strike directly at the backbone of working-class communities, especially in Black and rural ...

Speaker Mike Johnson Faces Backlash as Louisiana Voters Protest Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and SNAP Cuts Major Louisiana health systems—including Ochsner Health and LSU Health—warn that ...

A Hyundai sign stands as a symbol of the company’s $6 billion investment in a hydrogen-powered steel mill in Ascension Parish, a project set to position Louisiana as a national leader in clean energy ...

Banks Denounces Community Center Audit as Retaliatory, Politically Driven Banks, who left office in early 2024, says the city’s delay in conducting the audit deprived her of the opportunity to respond ...

Louisiana Sued Over Law Silencing “Cancer Alley” Communities Fighting for Clean Air Black communities in Louisiana’s infamous “Cancer Alley” are being stripped of their right to document the toxins ...

East Baton Rouge Head Start Program Faces Permanent Closure Without Federal Grant The program, which currently serves more than 600 children across multiple sites, is fully dependent on federal grant ...

NEAN Launches Urgent Baton Rouge Campaign to Aid Displaced Workers, Combat Environmental Threats NEAN is fighting pollution and unemployment in Black communities—restoring work, health, and hope.

“Louisiana Works” Initiative Advances with Unanimous SupportThe legislation—House Bills 617 and 624—seeks to simplify access to public services while sharpening the focus of DCFS solely on child ...