The board's decision places charter staff statewide beyond its authority, leaving teachers without an outside body to turn to when dealing with school leadership.

Flu was already at epidemic level before Fat Tuesday

States need a major disaster declaration to access federal aid, but the wait time ranges from a few days to a few months.

Changes made at the federal level to the food assistance program will cost millions in the coming years and make management of the program more complex.

Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office said the AG expects school systems to follow the law. Critics say they’ll continue to fight it.

In St. Bernard Parish, fishing deckhands fear death and detention amid regular immigration sweeps - not by ICE, but the Coast Guard. Critics say the Trump administration is undermining the Coast Guard’s other missions - and harming working-class boat captains while sparing industries with powerful lobbies.

Millions of rural Americans get their water from districts that serve 10,000 people or less. Thousands of those systems are failing to meet federal standards.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 12-6 to lift a block that a lower court first placed on the law in 2024.

Because of contract disputes, cost and legislative hurdles, it will likely take years before the remainder of the city’s tens of thousands of lead pipes are replaced. In the meantime, experts say residents should take precautions like water filters.

Norman C. Francis, the president of Xavier University for nearly half a century, died on Wednesday, his family announced. He was 94 years old.