PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” can cause cancer and problems during pregnancy.
Louisiana Considered
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University of New Orleans President Kathy Johnson asked the school’s four colleges to cut their budgets by 15% for the coming fiscal year.
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On Thursday, a handful of environmental groups notified the EPA of its intent to sue the agency over its failure to perform duties required by the Clean Water Act.
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Carter, a Jackson State alumnus, took over as the new series host and producer for NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concerts” series in April.
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A bill calling for a constitutional convention is set to be discussed in the full House next week, despite few details about what it would accomplish. Lawmakers say the homestead exemption and school funding formula would be protected.
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Chauvin, Louisiana has watched schools shutdown, public services relocate and people move away. Saturday's school reunion gave residents the chance to reconnect and celebrate the community's future.
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The WNBA season tipped off Tuesday night, and the marquee game was in Connecticut as the Sun took on the Indiana Fever and their new star: Caitlin Clark. The Sun beat the Fever 92-71.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says a growing number of card user are falling behind on their monthly credit card bills. Fallout from years of rising prices and high interest rates.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell about the EU's upcoming elections, and its foreign policy priorities at this challenging time.
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Dorothy Jean Tillman II spoke at her commencement this month at Arizona State University. She successfully defended her dissertation to earn a doctorate in integrated behavioral health last December.
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Both of these novels, Pages of Mourning and The Cemetery of Untold Stories, from an emerging writer and a long-celebrated one, respectively, walk an open road of remembering love, grief, and fate.