Category Archives: News
Anniversaries of Katrina, Isaac, and Ida fall on August 29th
Today brings bad memories for a lot of people in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, Hurricane Isaac in 2012, and Hurricane Ida last year. St John Parish was among the hardest...
Aug 29, 2022
Residents still face struggles one year after Hurricane Ida
Today marks one year since the landfall of Category 4 Hurricane Ida. Lafourche Parish was among those hit hardest by the storm's winds and storm surge. A year later, Parish President Archie Chaisson s...
Aug 29, 2022
The federal government to help fund the clean up of abandoned wells in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources announces a 25-million-dollar grant from the federal government that will go towards cleaning up abandoned wells. DNR spokesperson Patrick Courreges said ...
Aug 27, 2022
Katrina Babies filmmaker talks about what inspired his documentary and the impact he hopes it has on viewers
It was 17 years ago when Hurricane Katrina made landfall, and filmmaker Edward Buckles' documentary Katrina Babies, tells a story many haven't heard, it's from the perspective of children who lived th...
Aug 26, 2022 Edward Buckles, Jr. writer, director and cinematographer of "Katrina Babies." courtesy of HBO Max
Attorney for Louisiana woman denied abortion calls for a special session
Attorney Ben Crump is calling on the Louisiana Legislature to hold a special session to address the state's abortion ban law. Crump represents Nancy Davis, the Baton Rouge woman who was denied an abor...
Aug 26, 2022
Class-action settlement reached in civil suit against Bob Dean and the botched evacuation of nursing home patients
A preliminary settlement has been reached in the class-action lawsuit against Bob Dean over the evacuation of more than 800 nursing home patients to a warehouse last year during Hurricane Ida. Blair C...
Aug 26, 2022 Bob Dean, courtesy of Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office June 22, 2022
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell defends her trip expenses to France and juvenile court appearance
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is defending the $43,000 spent on a four-day trip to France where she signed a "sister city" agreement with a resort town on the French Riviera. Cantrell said the tri...
Aug 25, 2022 New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantell and Jean Leonetti, Mayor of Antibes July 15, 2022
One young family's perspective on Biden's student loan relief plan.
Twenty-two billion dollars. That's how much student debt the Education Data Initiative says more than 650 thousand Louisiana residents are carrying. Nationwide, those with incomes less than 125...
Aug 25, 2022 GotCredit / CC
Lake Charles mayor reflects on the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura
Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura, as the Category 4 storm made landfall in southwest Louisiana. Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said his outlook has improved immensely since th...
Aug 25, 2022
Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation says oil & gas drilling permits on the uptick
When gas prices soared to record highs, several placed blame on the Biden Administration for limiting oil and gas leases. But Louisiana's Commissioner of Conservation Richard Ieyoub said last year the...
Aug 25, 2022 Commissioner of Conservation Richard Ieyoub, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, on Talk Louisiana August 25, 2022
