Four Louisiana-led projects are among the top 10 finalists for a $50 million award from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Futures Challenge. The prize seeks to boost resilience, sustainability, and public safety across the Gulf Coast, and Louisiana institutions have emerged as clear frontrunners.
Entergy Louisiana has asked the Louisiana Public Service Commission to approve a $68.7 million upgrade at its Waterford 3 nuclear plant in Killona, aiming to increase net electrical output by about 45 megawatts. The company says the project, scheduled for completion in late 2026, would provide enough additional power for tens of thousands of homes while delivering substantial economic benefits to customers with minimal added costs.
The Supreme Court is reviewing whether former Louisiana inmate Damon Landor can sue correctional officers for damages after they forcibly cut off his dreadlocks—an act he says violated his Rastafari faith. Lower courts criticized the incident but ruled that under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), Landor cannot seek compensation from officials in their individual roles.
A conservative group is urging Louisiana Republicans to protect school choice funding as proposed cuts threaten thousands of scholarships for low-income families.
The South’s largest remaining pre-Civil War plantation mansion, Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana, burned to the ground Thursday — and the response on social media revealed a stark cultural divide. While local officials and historians mourned the loss of a vital piece of American history, left-wing activists online openly celebrated the destruction.
In a historic ruling with major implications for Louisiana's energy sector and environmental restoration, a jury in Plaquemines Parish on Friday ordered Chevron to pay $744 million in damages for its role in coastal wetlands destruction. The verdict is the first of 42 lawsuits filed since 2013 by coastal Louisiana parishes targeting decades of alleged environmental violations by oil and gas companies.
Authorities in Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes have arrested multiple individuals linked to the Motion Gang, a local group involved in drug trafficking and violent crimes.
Dr. Kerry Sterling, a local physician, has been arrested in northeast Louisiana after allegedly attempting to help his sister, Kyana Traylor, remove her court-ordered ankle monitor.
