The Guardian
Eight-Year-Old Dies After Brain-Eating Amoeba Joins Birthday Party
A brain-eating amoeba crashes an eight-year-old's birthday party in Louisiana, because the climate crisis is now serving up deadly microbes in new locations.
2026-08-23
The Guardian
2026-08-10
The Guardian
Louisiana's Beach Season Now With Extra Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Officials Remind You Not to Panic
Louisiana's Gulf waters are serving up a side of flesh-eating bacteria this summer, with cases and deaths up - thanks, climate change.
2026-07-01
The Guardian
New Orleans Told It's a Sinking City; Locals Respond With Defiance, Denial, and a Few Backup Plans
A study says New Orleans is doomed by rising seas; locals call it clickbait, but some are already scouting escape routes to Mississippi.
2026-06-17
The Guardian
Atlantic Hurricane Season Kicks Off With Tropical Storm Arthur, Ready to Ruin Your Week
Tropical Storm Arthur makes its grand entrance, bringing rain, flash floods, and a tragic drowning to the Gulf coast - because hurricane season doesn't believe in easing into things.
Pitchfork
Rapper Mystikal Gets 20 Years for Rape, Continuing His Longstanding Tradition of Legal Troubles
Rapper Mystikal gets 20 years for rape, adding another chapter to his lengthy legal rap sheet.
2026-06-06
The Guardian
Louisiana Church Pivots From Praying for Convicted Abuser Priest to Praying for His Victims, Which Seems Like the Bare Minimum
A Louisiana church initially prayed for a priest convicted of sexual assault; after victims pointed out the oversight, they switched to praying for the survivors. Progress?
2026-05-30
Inside Climate News
Louisiana Finally Faces Reality: Maybe Don't Build Cities on Moving Mud
New study says Louisiana's coastline has been moving for 20,000 years - maybe we should stop pretending it won't keep doing that.
2026-05-21
Grist
New Study Says New Orleans Should Consider Moving, Locals Say 'Bless Your Heart'
A new study suggests New Orleans might want to pack its bags; locals respond with the kind of polite defiance only 11 generations of practice can produce.
2026-05-19
NYT Health
Trump Goes Mute on Abortion Pill Lawsuit, Leaving Everyone to Guess His Stance
Trump stays suspiciously quiet as a lawsuit threatens abortion pill access, leaving his administration in a political bind tighter than a prescription bottle cap.
2026-05-07
The Atlantic
Abortion Providers Eye Misoprostol as Mifepristone Gets Courtroom Tango Lessons
As courts play ping-pong with mifepristone, abortion providers dust off the backup plan: misoprostol, the workhorse pill that's about to get a lot more attention.
2026-05-03
Inside Climate News
Trump Administration Unveils 'Peace Pipelines' to Export Climate-Wrecking LNG to Europe, Because What Could Go Wrong?
Trump administration pushes 'Peace Pipelines' to export LNG to Europe - because nothing says peace like supercooling fossil fuels and shipping them across the ocean to replace Russian gas with American climate destruction.
2026-04-29
The Guardian Europe
LIV Golf Postpones Louisiana Event, State Asks for Its $1.2 Million Back, Please
LIV Golf delays its New Orleans event, citing World Cup and heat; Louisiana wants its $1.2 million back, please and thank you.
2026-04-25
The Hill
Teen Turns Himself In After Mall of Louisiana Shooting Leaves One Dead, Five Injured; Second Suspect Still at Large
A 17-year-old turns himself in after a deadly mall shooting, but one suspect remains on the loose, because Baton Rouge's Friday wasn't chaotic enough.
2026-04-24
Pitchfork
Ex-Police Officer's Festival Plans Take a Very Wrong Turn, Authorities Step In
Former cop allegedly planned a mass shooting at Jazz Fest, arrested with gun and 200 rounds; family had reported threats against Black people.
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