Opioid addiction has become an epidemic in the U.S. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has taken the initiative to help fight this problem by equipping officers of the New Orleans Police Department with...
Robin Boch, Senior Staff Writer
• October 18, 2017
Louisiana's children's health program, which provides low-income children and pregnant women with health insurance and affordable care, is down to its last months of federal funding. Congressmen must...
Austin Yde, Contributing Writer
• October 12, 2017
New Orleans is in the midst of a crisis that has already engulfed many major American cities, but it's not the type of crisis typically imagined. This crisis concerns affordable housing, and it is forcing...
Exactly one month after voting to allow undocumented immigrants to attend Orleans Parish schools, the school board has voted subsequently to protect its students further by scrutinizing police interactions...
Following a string of violent protests across the country, the Trump administration is looking to expand the military-grade resources available to police. The events leading up to this potential expansion...
Ella Helmuth, Senior Staff Writer
• September 5, 2017
The day after the tragic events in Charlottesville, Mayor Jim Gray of Lexington, Kentucky, voiced his support for the relocation of two Confederate monuments from downtown Lexington, drawing national...
As areas of the city recovered from major flooding due to broken drainage systems, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu updated New Orleans residents on the status of the city's drainage system earlier this...
On Aug. 15, 2017, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry wrote a guest editorial in the New Orleans Advocate lambasting the city's 2012 Department of Justice-mandated consent decree. The decree, issued...
Quinn Burke, Contributing Writer
• August 24, 2017
Sen. John Kennedy has pure intentions for New Orleans in his fiery op-ed for The Times-Picayune, in which he proposes solutions aimed at reducing crime in the city. Nevertheless, his solutions are fundamentally...
America runs on Dunkin', but what does Dunkin' run on?
In a new deal with New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Dunkin' Donuts will open as many as 69 shops in Louisiana, including some in New...
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority unanimously approved the 2017 Coastal Master Plan on April 19, designating a budget of $50 billion for the 50-year process. This plan comes at...
A recent analysis by the Louisiana House fiscal office found that an increasing portion of funds allocated to Taylor Opportunity Program for Students is going toward people with higher incomes. TOPS,...
