Walter L. Cohen High School alumni celebrate the school’s history and community as closure concerns grow amid enrollment changes in New Orleans.

John Georges and Meta have developed closer business ties as the Louisiana newspaper owner pursues AI licensing deals, raising questions about sponsored content and journalism.

Medicaid work requirements lawsuit challenges a federal rule that plaintiffs say narrows medical frailty exemptions and threatens coverage for adults.

John Georges and Meta have developed closer business ties as the Louisiana newspaper owner pursues AI licensing deals, ...

The Black Schoolhouse opens in New Orleans’ 7th Ward, offering art education, design activism, youth programming and community-building rooted in neighborhood history.

SpaceX’s planned Louisiana launch facility raises concerns about coastal wetlands, migratory birds, wildlife, pollution and environmental reviews.

The Holy Cross Sunrise Foods lawsuit challenges a state fire marshal decision allowing a prohibited sprinkler design at the Alabo Wharf grain facility.

A Nolan Wells grand jury investigation found no criminal or racially motivated wrongdoing, while his family continues to seek ...

Former EPA officials warn that weakened pollution safeguards amid the AI boom could increase AI data center pollution health risks nationwide.

Sunrise Foods sprinkler system approvals at the Alabo Wharf raise questions about state fire code requirements and concerns among Lower 9th Ward neighbors.

New Orleans musicians remember Elliott “Stackman” Callier, the acclaimed saxophonist whose soulful sound helped shape jazz, R&B, funk and brass-band music.

For more than a decade, we have reported on issues as well as public policy meant to address the needs of residents. The Lens ...