Florida Just Passed Its Second Anti-Science Law This Month

Florida passed a law undermining accepted scientific theories about climate change, evolution and vaccination.

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Louisiana Fiscal Hawks Are Driving Their State's Economy Into the Ground

The state’s credit rating has plummeted due to downgrades from all three major credit agencies over the last year and a half. In its March 2017 report, Moody’s pointed to Louisiana's financial uncertainty, driven by Republican austerity measures.

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Louisiana, Seeking Criminal Justice Reform, Moves Toward Reducing its Prison Population

Many conservatives are getting on board with the changes.

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Louisiana Offers Clear Example Why States Should Expand Medicaid – Not Reduce It

A look at one state, Louisiana, shows the potential effects of the Republican plan on Medicaid recipients – notably, a decline in health for a large portion of the population, and an increase in the cost of healthcare.

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Bayou Bridge Resistance: The Pipeline Fight Heads South

Opponents of a proposed pipeline through Louisiana’s fragile Atchafalaya Basin have vowed to halt its construction, starting with a vocal protest at a Jan. 12 public meeting being attended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Baton Rouge.

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Louisiana's Tea Party Congressmen Seek Flood Aid – After They Rejected Sandy Relief

How's this for irony: the political ideology so fervently espoused by Tea Party Congressmen from Louisiana could leave their constituents – the people affected by this summer's flooding – without the means to rebuild their communities.

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These 3 Southern Senate Races Might Not Be a Lock for the Republican Ticket

Amid the sound and the fury of Trump v. Clinton, less attention has been paid this election cycle to the U.S. Senate, where results in Louisiana, Florida and North Carolina could shift the balance.

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This Grassroots Louisiana Organization In A Conservative Parish Wants To Ban Fracking

Concerned Citizens of St. Tammany demanded a halt to efforts to frack in their backyard.

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Texas Is Full of Hot Air. For Clean Energy, That's a Good Thing

Installation of wind turbines is already a multi-billion dollar industry in Texas, driven in part by federal and state subsidies through tax credits that have created thousands of construction jobs.

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For Struggling Renters In New Orleans, Hope May Be Coming A Bit Late

Twenty-four-year old Stuart Marino, a finance major at University of New Orleans, spends more than 30 percent of his income on rent and utilities and doesn't have enough savings to cover a basic medical emergency.

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