Jeff Adelson
From leading the nation in murder rate among U.S. cities in 2022, New Orleans has seen a major decline in shooting and killing. The number of murders has returned to historic lows seen just before the pandemic, outpacing declines in other violent U.S. cities.
The precipitous loss of residents that Louisiana has seen over the last three years has been spread across nearly every parish, with urban and rural areas alike seeing large decreases, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau estimate of local population changes that offers another stark sign of the challenge facing state leaders.
Louisiana’s three abortion clinics shut their doors abruptly a year and a half ago after legal battles challenging the state's abortion ban came to an end, appointments still on the books.
A months-long cooldown in shooting and deadly violence has left New Orleans poised to end the year with just over 190 murders — a dramatic 25% decrease from last year's historic high, when unrelenting bloodshed re-established the Crescent City as a murder capital amid a commensurate national surge in killing.
Louisiana’s population continued its decline for the third consecutive year, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau that suggest Louisiana is shrinking at a faster clip than nearly any other state.
Louisiana may be the state most at risk from climate change, and the year 2050 could prove to be an inflection point as seas rise and more land is lost. Explore our interactive data to see projected land loss, damage and flood depths both statewide and by parish.