Louisiana

Conflict & Justice

From Louisiana to Taiwan, environmental activists stand up to a major plastics company

The World

July 09, 2020

Formosa Plastics, a Taiwanese plastics company, intends to build a complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana, a region already known as "Cancer Alley." Environmental activist Anne Rolfes faces criminal charges for a protest action she took to call attention to the company's history of harm.

Immigrant ‘digital first responders’ provide vital services. They're in a financial crisis. 

The World

April 30, 2020

The news media has become a vital resource during the coronavirus pandemic — especially outlets serving immigrant communities. But those organizations are suffering from the same financial crisis bigger media outlets are experiencing. 

COVID-19: The latest from The World

Can Tulane University’s monkeys help the global fight against the coronavirus?

The World

April 06, 2020

Monkeys at the Tulane National Primate Research Center have been infected with the coronavirus. Eventually, the animals will be tested with potential vaccines. 

Environment

The Mississippi: Pushed to the brink

The World

September 03, 2019

Up and down the Mississippi River, new pressures are being put on America’s inland hydro highway, which helps deliver US goods and commodities to the rest of the world and allows trade flows to return. The strain on the river system is only becoming more acute with the impacts of climate change.