Below is a list of the most impactful news stories this year.

Truck Parking Club mapped Geological Survey data to see which Louisiana parishes have the most land area at risk of landslides and detailed their impact.

Elderly residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who were sent in 2021 to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse are being offered shares of a nearly $9 million settlement ...

President Jimmy Carter has died at 100 years old and has left behind an impressive legacy. Read here about the 39th president ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Some of the elderly residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who were sent in 2021 to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse are being offered shares of ...

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 ...

Remembering President Jimmy Carter's impact on Louisiana, from his campaigns to his work with Habitat for Humanity after ...

Long after the tinsel is put away, recycled Christmas trees are dropped from helicopters to protect critical marsh habitat in the south ...

Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has made significant headway in its mission to protect the state's ...

In 1984, they began their Carter Work Project, which was a weeklong event to help families in need of safe, affordable housing.