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In the Gulf South, “school choice” programs have promised parents more options. But implementation issues and possible harm to public schools have some worried.

Murrill’s 16-count indictment stems from letters she sent New Orleans city officials in May. Murrill is accused of threatening their jobs in the letters.

With record crowds, extreme heat, and packed streets expected in downtown New Orleans this weekend, here’s how to move through Essence Fest 2026 safely, smoothly and like you’ve done it before.

The gathering was part of the ongoing UNO Memory Project, a series led by doctoral student Amanda Mester-Brown, who has spent months collecting oral histories from the people who built, studied at and loved the university.

In his lawsuit, Judge John T. Fuller alleged neither legislative chamber met a constitutional requirement, but the bill was passed and signed into law anyway.

Education advocates had sued to block the plan but dropped their case Tuesday, citing “uncertain prospects for success.”

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects the oxygen-depleted zone to be about the size of the state of New Jersey.

Get the full results from the June 27 election here.

U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow and Jamie Davis, a row-crop farmer in Tensas Parish, won their party runoffs Saturday and will now face off for Bill Cassidy’s U.S. Senate seat in November.

After an initial stumble late last year, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system has secured its funding for the next 10 years.