Last month, Louisiana primed itself to bid for Amazon's new headquarters. With cities in other states applying, Louisiana's chances of obtaining the favored bid are slim. Nevertheless, the ambitious...
Emily Fornof, Intersections Editor
• November 6, 2017
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued an executive order concerning "equal opportunity and non-discrimination," banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity...
Lily Milwit, Senior Staff Reporter
• November 1, 2017
Thousands of members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe garnered national attention last year when they organized large-scale protests against the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota....
New Orleans is a sinking city.
The phrase is echoed so often it almost begins to lose meaning. Its meaning, however, should not be forgotten.
New Orleans is currently estimated to be subsiding underwater...
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...
The Hullabaloo is introducing its newest column: The Political ReView. This weekly column will feature national, state and local political events.
Views from the 504
In local politics, New Orleans...
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...
For many people it will come as no surprise that Louisiana has an extensive prison system. Considered the world's prison capital, the state imprisons more adults per capita than any other state in the...
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...
On May 1, members of the Louisiana House Appropriations Committee approved a budget that drastically decreases funding to numerous agencies, including the Department of Child and Family Services, the Health...
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...
After a 13-month design process, Nike will sell performance hijabs for Muslim athletes beginning in spring 2018.
The Nike Pro Hijab consists of a single-layer pull-on design made from lightweight polyester...
