Plaquemines jury hits Chevron with $745 million verdict, and former Trump AG Bill Barr blames GOP Gov. Jeff Landry ...

Heavy rainfall in Iberia Parish caused flooding in multiple areas, hindering water flow and causing damage to homes, with the ...

Heavy rains caused significant flooding throughout Lafayette Parish, including Youngsville and Broussard, making many ...

The letter follows a Louisiana jury verdict on April 5 that required the oil and gas company Chevron to pay roughly $745 million to the Plaquemines Parish ... major source of damage to the coastal ...

The leak – significant, yet small by Louisiana ... Plaquemines Parish. According to Healthy Gulf’s review of those records, less than 4% of spills reported to LOSCO receive natural resource ...

The leak – significant, yet small by Louisiana standards ... occurred Feb. 21 in Plaquemines Parish. According to Healthy Gulf’s review of those records, less than 4% of spills reported to LOSCO ...

The recent case in Plaquemines Parish against Chevron, Barr argued, is the first example of Louisiana "subjecting energy producers to arbitrary or excessive fines through retroactive penalties ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies by placing polluting industries in majority-Black communities can move forward ...

A federal appeals court says a civil rights lawsuit against St. James Parish over alleged racial discrimination in Louisiana’s "Cancer Alley" can proceed. A civil rights lawsuit alleging a ...