Tristan Baurick

When Louisiana launched the country's liquefied natural gas export boom in 2016, LNG was touted as a cleaner, climate-friendly alternative to coal and oil.

Accelerating greenhouse gas emissions threaten Louisiana with rising sea levels and more extreme hurricanes.

This year’s Mardi Gras garbage weighs more than 740 cars.

This year's Carnival resulted in 1.4 tons of beads, beer cans, and other trash along the city's parade routes — the highest total on record.

When residents of St. John the Baptist Parish tried to screen “The Big Sea” at a publicly owned theater, Parish President Jaclyn Hotard intervened.

(Veritenews.org) – A documentary centered on a small Mississippi River parish had been racking up awards, earning prizes at film festivals in San Francisco, London and Milan.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy has dropped a controversial proposal to transfer nearly a quarter of Kisatchie National Forest to Grant Parish.

It would ease regulations for pellet manufacturers while directing state support toward workforce development, financial incentives and infrastructure improvements designed to meet the industry’s needs.

House Bill won unanimous approval in the Louisiana House and Senate. It would ease regulations for pellet manufacturers while directing state support toward workforce development, financial incentives and infrastructure improvements designed to meet the industry's needs.