A Black Community in Louisiana Faces a Future Without a Champion in Congress After RedistrictingSCOTLANDVILLE, La. (AP) — If you cross the Mississippi River on the Huey P. Long-O.K. Allen Bridge, pass the Exxon Refinery, then head north for a few minutes, you'll find a pocket of Louisiana that's unlike any other place in America's never-ending battle over what it means to have equal representation.U.S. News & World Report4d agoWhole story →BuildJusticelouisiana redistricting
Millions Who Need Flood Insurance the Most Don’t Have It as Flawed Federal Program Raises PricesWASHINGTON (AP) — In eastern Kentucky, Libby Honeycutt listened upstairs to the sound of glass breaking below as floodwaters tore apart her house. Twenty-six miles to the south, Ronald Conley rescued his dogs from his elevated house with a pontoon boat. Jennifer Campbell heard the screams from across the river of a neighbor desperate for rescue.sU.S. News & World Report9d agoWhole story →BuildPlanetflood insurance program issues