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Neighbors, nonprofits, and local government at work in the towns and parishes that make up Louisiana.
A new summer program in Slidell is teaching teenagers resume writing, interview skills, and financial basics, aiming to give young people in St. Tammany Parish a head start on their careers.
The Covington Farmers Market celebrates ten years this summer, having grown from a handful of folding tables into a Saturday morning tradition for the north shore community.
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With hurricane season underway, Lake Charles residents are stocking supplies and reviewing evacuation routes, drawing on hard lessons from past storms that battered the region.
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In Houma and the surrounding bayou communities, generations of shrimping and fishing families are changing how they work as coastal land loss reshapes Terrebonne Parish.
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A small Monroe-based nonprofit has quietly grown into a lifeline for homebound seniors across Ouachita Parish, pairing hot meals with regular visits from volunteers.
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The main branch of the Lafayette Public Library system has added weekend hours and a new maker space, giving Acadiana families more room to learn, build, and gather.
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Rising rents and a tight housing market in Metairie are pushing local leaders and developers to look for ways to add affordable units without losing the suburb's neighborhood feel.
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A stretch of St. Claude Avenue in New Orleans is drawing new small businesses and renovated storefronts as residents push for growth that keeps the neighborhood's character intact.
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City leaders and neighbors gathered along the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge to celebrate the start of construction on a long-awaited park connecting downtown to the water.
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Transit officials in Alexandria are studying new bus routes meant to link outlying neighborhoods to downtown jobs, part of a broader push to modernize public transportation in central Louisiana.
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More than 100 volunteers spent a Saturday in Shreveport's Allendale neighborhood building a new playground from the ground up, replacing equipment that had sat unusable for years.
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