The Economic Cost of Inaction: How Climate Disasters Are Slowing Louisiana’s Growth

April 18, 2025

Louisiana is facing a long emergency. Storms are more frequent. Insurance costs are rising. Jobs are not keeping pace. All of it is connected, and all of it is holding the state back. The Data Center’s 2024 report, Pathways to Prosperity: Louisiana, shows that while the rest of the country added jobs and built economic […]


How Louisiana’s Insurance Crisis Is Threatening the Middle Class

April 17, 2025

Louisiana residents are accustomed to weathering storms, but in recent years, it’s not hurricanes that have posed the greatest threat—it’s insurance. Rapidly rising premiums for home and auto insurance are squeezing the middle class across the state, impacting housing security, financial stability, and economic resilience. The current crisis isn’t merely an inconvenience; it’s an economic […]


The Silent Struggle: How Climate Change Is Displacing Communities in New Orleans East

April 16, 2025

Editor’s Note: This article is intended as an exploratory overview of the past, present, and future of New Orleans East amid the climate crisis. While it draws from a wide array of public sources and verified data, it is not a long-form investigative feature. Instead, it serves as a foundation for ongoing conversations and reporting […]


New Orleans Named One of the Worst Cities for Seasonal Allergies—Here’s Why It’s Getting Worse

April 8, 2025

If you’ve been sneezing more than usual this spring in New Orleans, you’re not alone. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), the Crescent City was recently ranked the second-worst city in the U.S. for seasonal allergies. That’s right—only Wichita, Kansas fared worse. For locals, this might not come as a surprise, […]


What Climate Change Looks Like From New Orleans in 2025

April 4, 2025

In a lot of places, climate change still feels like a distant threat. But here in New Orleans, it’s already here — not as some abstract warning, but as a daily reality. It’s in our streets, our homes, our wallets, and our skies. This isn’t just about the next big storm. It’s about what life […]


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