If more child care centers close their doors, the impact on families, and Louisiana’s economy, will be profound, warns ...

A slew of pandemic-era emergency aid for children—including universal school meals and Medicaid expansions in many states—led to the lowest child poverty rate on record. But new Census data show ...

Louisiana’s child poverty rate over the past three years leads the nation, according to a new study that attributes the trend to rising costs and expiring public assistance programs. The state also ...

Another study has ranked Louisiana as America's worst state to live in, citing high rates of poverty and poor health among factors determining the ranking. The WalletHub study released Monday compared ...

When The 74 started looking for schools that were doing a good job teaching kids to read, we began with the data. We crunched ...

California is staggeringly wealthy; home to major agricultural businesses and influential global tech companies, it boasts an economy larger than many nations. But the state also struggles with a ...

Several Catholic charities spoke to the Legislature this week on the success of their programs to help poverty in Louisiana. The Empower Families to Live Well Council hasn’t met in several years since ...

For most people, daily life involves a lot of small tasks and errands that help keep things running smoothly. It's easy to take "life admin" duties like doing laundry, getting a haircut or restocking ...

Hundreds of artists are set to parade through the streets of Skid Row on Saturday, a brass band booming behind them, in a biennial celebration known as Walk the Talk, which has taken place in Los ...

Hunter-gatherers at Poverty Point may have built its massive earthworks not under the command of chiefs, but as part of a ...