Louisiana public service commissioners voted 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon to approve a controversial Entergy proposal for three new gas plants, which will power Meta’s AI data center under construction ...

A survivor’s story reveals how abuse, family rejection, school discipline and systemic neglect can push vulnerable girls into ...

The Lens earned three first-place awards and eight additional honors at the Press Club of New Orleans’ 2026 Excellence in ...

Louisiana’s air-monitoring network often misses toxic pollution near major industrial plants, leaving nearby communities ...

Meta’s massive AI data center is transforming Richland Parish, dividing churches and raising concerns about housing, energy, ...

For $5 million dollars, Louisiana’s flagship university will let an oil company help choose which faculty research projects move forward. Or, for $100,000, a corporation can participate in a research ...

The day before I buried my mother, a federal judge in Baton Rouge confirmed the thing she had been telling me my whole life. In late May, the morning before her funeral, U.S. District Judge Brian ...

The air in Ascension Parish is already saturated with the pungent odor of ammonia, a scent reminiscent of strong cleaning products or even cat urine. The odor emanates from the world’s largest ammonia ...

On May 29, 2026, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed a revision to the Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance, known as “the OMB rule,” that would put much of science ...

This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action, in collaboration with Verite News and the Louisiana Illuminator. The Lens is also publishing a ...

Delaney Nolan and Katy Reckdahl examine Louisiana’s surge in prolonged ICE detention, legal challenges, immigration court ...