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Bakery Scraped By With Crumbs Because of Uber Eats Hacker

by Katy Reckdahl December 4, 2023 Updated May 7, 2024

NOPD: Drones just ‘body-worn cameras in the sky’

At a meeting, community members raise questions about the police department's newest surveillance technology.
by Nick Chrastil December 3, 2023 Updated May 7, 2024

Louisiana’s rare growing coast, anchored by black willows and bald cypress trees

Fifty years after the historic 1973 flood, land is still forming in the Wax Lake and Atchafalaya River deltas. It’s held in place by the roots of coastal trees, which protect from flooding and hurricane winds and store carbon dioxide.
by Delaney Dryfoos November 22, 2023 Updated May 7, 2024

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