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Louisiana
A Giant Plastics Company Tried to Halt a Juneteenth Ceremony for Buried Slaves
A court upheld the rights of residents in Louisiana's "Death Alley" to observe the holiday on hallowed grounds.
One Mardi Gras Story Lays Bare How COVID-19 Is Devastating Black People
A social organization's Mardi Gras aftermath shows the deadly disparate impact of the pandemic on its Black members.
Local-Level Fossil Fuel Fights Face Violent Retaliation From Industry
If fossil fuel companies can’t sway governments to crush resistance, they go to the courts, the media or the clergy.
Louisiana Issued a COVID Memo to Release Prisoners — Then Quickly Rescinded It
Louisiana is a COVID-19 epicenter with the U.S.’s highest incarceration rate, but officials won’t release its prisoners.
Black People in Louisiana Account for 70 Percent of the State’s COVID-19 Deaths
Black people make up just 32 percent of Louisiana’s population.
Right-Wing Austerity Set New Orleans Up to Be a Coronavirus Disaster Zone
Louisiana law bans cities like New Orleans from raising the minimum wage and requiring paid sick leave for workers.
Supreme Court Revisits Abortion Law Similar to One Struck Down in 2016
The court already struck down a state restriction in Texas on which the current case is based.
Louisiana Residents Are Mobilizing to Push for Air Monitoring After Exxon Fire
For residents near chemical plants in Baton Rouge, a sense of safety and access to clean air are not a given.
Refineries Are Spewing Cancer-Causing Benzene as Trump Slashes Enforcement
New federal rules require the worst offenders to clean up their acts, but enforcement has tumbled under Trump.
Hunger Striker Nearing Death in ICE Custody: “I Just Want Freedom”
Advocates are demanding ICE release five asylum seekers after a months-long hunger strike in a Louisiana jail.