puppets A puppet show made from old pianos and Mississippi river trash Natalie Dressed

automata These spooky kinetic sculptures are mesmerizing Janelle Hessig

art Danish cemetery has a grave dated 1996–2064, for a time traveler Popkin

Entertainment Freedomland USA: was this 1960s theme park just a five-year land scam? Ruben Bolling

crime 1 in 750 trillion: the staged truck crashes of New Orleans East Ellsworth Toohey

crime Cathedral dean accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart Rob Beschizza

prison Profound documentary reveals horrors of Louisiana's non-unanimous jury system Natalie Dressed

housing crisis How to kill affordable housing: review it forever Jason Weisberger

books A med school thriller where the enemy is the algorithm Ellsworth Toohey

california Los Angeles caught covering up huge rights violations Jason Weisberger

politics Dial-A-Poem is back, with the revolutionary poetry we all need right now Jennifer Sandlin

politics Jazz musicians disrupt Arizona Republicans' pro-ICE press event Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures America 2025: Lab monkeys on the loose, anti-vaxxer in charge of HHS Jason Weisberger

new orleans New Orleans' most delicious collab: French Truck Coffee meets Hubig's pies in a café au lait treat Jennifer Sandlin

public health Two dead from flesh-eating bacteria after eating tainted Louisiana oysters Jennifer Sandlin

slavery As Nottoway "Plantation & Resort" burns, it's a great time to remind you that plantation weddings are wrong, period Jennifer Sandlin

climate change Survey finds big cities slowly sinking into ground Rob Beschizza

travel U.S. Government demands new internal passport for citizens and it's giving off major dystopian vibes Ellsworth Toohey

politics Mardi Gras revelers boo Cybertrucks invading parade routes Jennifer Sandlin