Environment and nature

Environment and natureMay 17, 2022

New Orleans: Now is the time to head off summer COVID surge

The head of New Orleans' health department says now is the time to head off a COVID-19 surge like the one last summer

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Government and politicsMay 10, 2022

Court hearing: Did Biden legally suspend oil lease sales?

A federal attorney says President Joe Biden legally called for suspending new and gas lease sales while considering their effect on climate change, and onshore and offshore sales were legally postponed

General newsMay 9, 2022

State agent gets girl from under capsized boat, gives CPR

A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent has rescued nine people from an overturned boat — including a 7-year-old girl who was under the boat and needed CPR to start breathing again

General newsMay 8, 2022

USDA: Farmers in 4 states can apply for drought loans

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says drought during the growing season has made farmers in most of Texas, all of Louisiana and parts of Arkansas and Mississippi eligible to apply for federal aid

Government and politicsMay 7, 2022

Louisiana offers free microchips to identify saddles

Louisiana is offering free microchips to people who want permanent identification for their saddles

Environment and natureMay 4, 2022

Edwards getting 4th COVID-19 shot as storm season nears

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says he's getting another booster of the COVID-19 vaccine

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Environment and natureApr 29, 2022

Grain elevator: Ruling lets slave descendants suit go ahead

Descendants of slaves who lived in southeastern Louisiana have won a key ruling allowing their legal opposition to a grain elevator to be built along the Mississippi River to go forward

BusinessApr 26, 2022

Louisiana ag head plugs carbon capture as climate change fix

Louisiana's agriculture commissioner says rising global temperatures could damage crop production, but farmers also need domestic oil and gas production to increase

Environment and natureApr 25, 2022

US 'clean energy' loan for Australian plant in Louisiana

The U.S. Department of Energy says it plans to lend up to $107 million to expand an Australian-owned plant that produces materials for electric car batteries in Louisiana