Louisiana's Gulf Coast is home to a bounty of species that make our state unique — from shrimp and oysters to egrets and spoonbills. While these are a common sight along the waters of the Gulf, a new invader may be…
Elizabeth Skiles reaches to pick up a piece of litter from a pillar supporting the I-110 overpass during a cleanup along Monte Sano Bayou in East Baton Rouge Parish. Nathaniel Klumb strains to pull a tire buried under mud out of…
A new, first-of-its kind study concludes there is evidence that industrial pollution in southeast Louisiana may substantially increase the risk of heart defects at birth, and its authors urge efforts to reduce exposure to toxins to help address the state’s…
New Orleans leaders are doing heavy lifting in the name of fixing our budget woes. The Louisiana legislative auditor’s August 2026 report is encouraging, suggesting that tighter bookkeeping for residential trash pickup and recycling services could lead to savings for the…
Love Our Waterways, a new initiative to focused on removing litter from Louisiana’s vast coastal ecosystems, as reported enormous after its first event this summer. During Love Our Waterways events this September, over 4,300 individuals volunteered at 327 events across 51 parishes, including…
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