The Louisiana School Board voted to close Fifth Ward Elementary due to toxic emissions concerns and low enrollment.

A southeast Louisiana school board voted to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school next to a petrochemical ...

The governor says simplifying permitting will help attract jobs and investment to Louisiana. Environmental groups say more ...

The school is also in a U.S. census tract with the highest risk of cancer from air pollution in the country, according to an ...

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