The Trump administration on Wednesday launched major immigration enforcement operations in New Orleans and Minneapolis, a day after President Trump announced he would deploy National Guard troops to Louisiana.

As Department of Homeland Security agents are expected to surge into New Orleans this week, the latest Democrat-led city targeted by a federal immigration enforcement crackdown, a common thread has emerged among local officials: They’re being kept in the dark – and it’s spiking fear among the immigrant community.

The federal consent decree isn't bureaucratic red tape. It’s a lifeline for children with special needs. It holds schools accountable and protects kids like my son from being denied the services they so desperately need. Without it, we risk going back to a school system that abandons our most vulnerable students.

New Orleans experts warn that the “Swamp Sweep” Border Patrol deployment risks triggering widespread child and community trauma similar to post-Katrina impacts. Research shows immigration enforcement near schools destabilizes families,

The tension is personal for Almendares: He’s a Honduran immigrant who is protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA. “I’m choosing not to live fearful or scared, I know my rights,” he said.

NEW ORLEANS — Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast with catastrophic storm surge and flooding, New Orleans marked the storm’s anniversary Friday with solemn memorials, uplifting music and a parade that honored the dead ...

Ida battered Louisiana as a Category 4 with top winds of 150 mph, a tie for 5th strongest hurricane to ever hit the mainland U.S. LAPLACE, Louisiana -- Some families near New Orleans have been forced to take shelter in their attics as their homes took on ...

A cash flow problem that may leave the city of New Orleans without enough money to pay its bills for the rest of the year is due in part to the fact that it has not received an expected $120 million advance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a ...

New Orleans anticipates heavy rain with thunderstorms and high humidity, followed by a potential sunny respite midweek.