76 stories · Across Louisiana

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The jury room can risk becoming a mere numbers game — a race to a unanimous verdict that targets dissenting voices rather than thoroughly analyzing the testimony. But when a single juror holds out, they force evidence-driven deliberations rather than verdict-driven ones. [...].. from The unpopular vote: why the Clancy mistrial proves the system worked

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A Sikh truck driver is stabbed amid a rise in anti-South Asian rhetoric WWNO

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Federal budget cuts may force some states to end meal delivery for Medicaid patients WWNO

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DOJ charges Russian agents with plotting attacks, including in the U.S. WWNO

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Through this partnership, Verite News will explore the intersection of immigration and faith communities in the Louisiana region.

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Alfred Cromwell “Zack” Priestley Jr. coached the Xavier University football team from 1947-60.

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The initiative brings New Orleans’ Civil Rights and education history to life during the third week of November with field trips, reenactments and social events. [...].. from After three-year push by BE NOLA, schools establish Black Education History Week in New Orleans

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New Orleans ICE office has the second-highest arrest rate in the country, data shows WWNO

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Candidates in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District agree healthcare coverage affordability is a major public concern, but they have drastically different proposals for fixing the problem.

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Morning news brief WWNO

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3 people killed when news helicopter crashes while covering LA bus accident WWNO

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Some experts cautioned that the data doesn’t reflect the effects of new federal policy changes that will be hitting households hard this year, and that the United States should expect grimmer statistics in next September’s report.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday moved forward on a sweeping bipartisan bill that would set national standards for college athletes’ compensation. The measure breezed through its first procedural vote that needed 60 senators to advance, 74-24. The legislation is the latest congressional push to overhaul the college sports landscape, which continues to wrestle with […]

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A boiling point came when Sen. Cory Booker spoke beyond his allotted time and name-called Patel a “thug” who “wouldn’t qualify” to be an FBI special agent.

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Three former U.S. Education Department secretaries and the union representing agency workers on Tuesday urged the department’s top watchdog to investigate the cost and impact of mass firings last year.

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LSU New Orleans has reported another decline in its enrollment in its first semester back in the LSU System. University officials report there are 5,533 students enrolled this fall, down from 5,670 a year ago and short of the 6,000 projected students LSU System President Wade Rousse said the campus budget was built around. Last […]

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An isolated reef off the coast of Louisiana and Texas holds within its corals a record of Earth’s history, and scientists are reading it to understand how nutrients from the Mississippi River are affecting the reef’s health amid rising threats to corals around the globe.

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Circuit training: How China is teaching humanoid robots to do useful things WWNO

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The ongoing bombing campaign, which President Donald Trump launched alongside the Israeli government in February, has also significantly reduced American military weapons stockpiles, according to the analysis.

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Charles Phipps vice president for policy, advocacy and legal affairs at the Urban League of Louisiana, talks with students and faith leaders gathered for the first day of the "Peace and Justice Weekend" in New Orleans on September 12, 2026. Credit: Robert Stewart/Verite News