The parents of Nolan Wells, who was found dead on Horn Island in Mississippi, held a funeral for the 18-year-old on Monday. Wells was with friends for the Fourth of July and did not return home.

Motivated teens are applying early and following up, yet many still aren’t landing summer jobs this year.

Nearly everything costs more this summer, from groceries to gas. But families still need childcare or just want to send their kids to camp.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a decades-old desegregation mandate for the Concordia Parish School Board. The school system has been a focal point in the Trump administration’s attempt to end legal cases dating back to the Civil Rights era.

Gov. Jeff Landry announced the updated plans, framing it as validation of an economic development strategy he's pursued aggressively since taking office.

A new study analyzed nearly 12,000 calls to the Louisiana 988 helpline and found suicide-related calls rose sharply following unusually hot nights.

New Orleans public schools were among the most improved in the state, extending the district’s upward trajectory.

The pipeline would have been a part of Air Products and Chemicals’ carbon capture complex, which the company tabled last week.

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

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