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Since 1968 French Teachers Have Come to Louisiana Classrooms to Preserve French Language Through Immersion
A program that has seen French language teachers working in American immersion schools in the state of Louisiana has been extended another 4 years.
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EPA Limits Carcinogenic Emissions at 218 US Plants–Including Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule Tuesday that will require 218 chemical plants to reduce toxic and carcinogenic airborne pollutants, aiming to...
Louisiana Flood Victim Enjoys Change in Fortune After Winning $1Mil Lottery
After Hurricane Matthew damaged his home in Central, Louisiana, things weren't going too well for James Lapeze – until his $1 million lotto win.
Get the Word Out: Free Shipping For Items to Louisiana Flood Victims
A delivery network app that allows people to ship items with drivers already headed in that direction announced last week that it will provide...
Smiling Fawn and Other Critters Rescued From Louisiana Floods (WATCH)
It was barely a week old before it was pulled out of the rising flood waters and – though it was worn out – it had enough energy to pose with a smile.
Watch Dramatic Rescue of Woman and Her Dog from Louisiana Floods
It it hadn't been for several rescue workers patrolling the Louisiana floodwaters, this woman would have been trapped in her quickly sinking car.
Louisiana Black Bear Removed From Endangered Species List
The Louisiana black bear is the state mammal for Louisiana, and it is one of 16 subspecies of the American black bear. While the...
Flooded South Carolina College Team to Get Extra Love in Louisiana Saturday
This weekend, the Tigers will be on the prowl for ways to help the Gamecocks feel at home.
Because of the devastating flooding in that...
Why People in Louisiana Are So Happy (and How You Can Be Too)
If you're happy and you know it, you probably live in Louisiana. At least that's what “Unhappy Cities,” a paper recently released by the...
Louisiana Death Row Inmate Is Innocent, Freed After 30 years
64-year-old Glenn Ford, Louisiana's longest-serving death row prisoner, walked free Tuesday after spending nearly 30 years behind bars for a murder he did not...
Louisiana Father-Son Team Rescues 120 From Flooding
They stayed behind rather than evacuating their Louisiana home in the path of Hurricane Isaac.
They and their neighbors in Plaquemines Parish were shocked Wednesday...
Louisiana Breaks Levees to Recreate Wetlands and Naturally Control Flooding
Experts are calling it the biggest levee-busting operation ever in North America, the muddy Ouachita River is being returned to its ancient floodplain....
Good News in History, November 19
25 years ago today, China successfully launched its Shenzhou spacecraft into orbit. The first Chinese craft designed to eventually carry humans made an 89-minute...
Good News in History, November 1
68 years ago today, the Indian government passed the States Reorganization Act, something the British really should have done themselves, which redivided large swaths...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Good News in History, August 25
21 years ago, NASA successfully launched the Spitzer Space Telescope. Spitzer was the third infrared space telescope, but the first to use an Earth-trailing...
Student Dreams of Stadiums Harnessing Crowd Noise for Electricity–Inspired by Monsters Inc.
Have you ever been in a sports stadium when the crowd is so loud it shakes the concrete skeleton of the stands? What if...
Bloomberg Gives Away Another $600 Million to Fund Medical Students–This Time, for 5 Historically Black Colleges
American billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has announced that a series of grants worth $600 million will be presented to five historically Black colleges and...
Blood Test That Detects Sepsis in 10 Minutes by Squeezing Blood Cells – Hailed as ‘the Holy Grail’
A life-saving blood test that can detect sepsis in under ten minutes by squeezing white blood cells could be available in as many as...
Good News in History, July 23
4 years ago today, China launched the Mission Tianwen-1, or "Heavenly Questions" to Mars, becoming the second nation to have a presence there. It...