Courtney Gerace nurtures land, cattle and five children in Melville, a lifestyle she never knew she wanted until marrying her husband, Nicholas. But now Gerace, who was named Louisiana's top young ...

Not every legacy is built with concrete. In a state where land carries deep meaning, more Louisianans are finding ways to protect the places they love. Through conservation easements, they’re ensuring ...

Aaron and Jamie Lee have faced hurricanes and drought during their young married life on the Vermilion Parish family farm. But the young couple, now raising their 15-month-old son Aaron Jr. (A.J.), ...

A project designed to help protect rural homeowners from potential natural disasters, and led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, offers a free-of-charge solutions. Despite being free, it struggles ...

A 2,200-acre solar farm that has been sought by Entergy Louisiana and its large industrial customers for more than two years in St. James Parish failed to win local land use approval Tuesday. After ...

This photo shows black-bellied whistling ducks in Louisiana. Jeff Durand has grown rice in St. Martinville Parish for decades, beginning in the 1980s when his family decided to clear the woodland ...

The rejection of a plan to build one of Louisiana's largest solar farms in St. James Parish has drawn lawsuits from the developer and a land company that allege local officials acted in defiance of ...

For much of 2021, one issue dominated Tangipahoa Parish politics: Should the parish allow a 100-megawatt solar farm to be built on 1,200 acres of farmland? And if so, under what rules? On one side, ...