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A new era dawns for America’s disappearing wetlands as feds retreat from oversight

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 Sackett ruling, the Biden Administration estimated that up to 63% of the nation’s remaining wetland acres could lose federal protections.
by Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel April 14, 2025 Updated April 14, 2025

For hidden wonders, visit wetlands near you

Learn more about the Mississippi River Basin's wetlands from coastal Louisiana to the headwaters in Minnesota.
by Dean Klinkenberg, author of The Wild Mississippi: A State-by-State Guide to the River’s Natural Wonders April 14, 2025 Updated April 14, 2025

Lycée Français forked over $408k after error during last renovation

Given that mistake, parents question whether the school is financially ready to repair McDonogh 15 in the French Quarter.
by Marta Jewson April 11, 2025 Updated April 27, 2025
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Behind The Lens episode 270: ‘The wrong schools’

Education reporter Marta Jewson on the state's request that the courts free them from a special education consent decree, the city council seeks to send $10m to schools and NOLA Public Schools has a new superintendent.
by Carolyne Heldman April 11, 2025 Updated April 11, 2025

As summer nears, Angola Farm Line workers again demand more protections against heat

Since prisoners challenged conditions on the Farm Line, state officials have implemented policies making them even worse, lawyers contend.
by Nick Chrastil April 10, 2025 Updated April 27, 2025

Dark Resurrection

Prisoners come to terms with the return of capital punishment in Louisiana.
by John Corley April 4, 2025 Updated April 2, 2025

State, school district ask judge to end federal scrutiny of New Orleans special education

State and district school officials argue that they’ve complied with a 2015 federal civil-rights judgment. But lawyers representing students who still aren’t getting adequate special ed services say that school officials may be complying with the letter of the law, but not the spirit of it.
by Marta Jewson April 3, 2025 Updated April 27, 2025

City Council poised to send $10 million to schools, Cantrell could veto

Council members say they feel beholden to the November agreement that they’d forged with the school board. And though the mayor backed out of the proposal, citing a tight city budget, council members see no worrisome shortfalls ahead, they say.
by Marta Jewson April 2, 2025 Updated April 2, 2025

It’s not a teacher raise, voices against Amendment 2 emphasize

As Louisiana restarts executions, stories about the state’s death penalty — from condemned men, victims, families, and those who work in the death chamber.
by Lens contributors March 29, 2025 Updated March 29, 2025

Our kids deserve better: vote NO on 3

"Accountability is about helping someone take responsibility and change," Malcolm Jenkins writes "It’s about making sure they never go back down that same road again. And for kids, that only works when you treat them like kids."
by Malcolm Jenkins March 28, 2025 Updated March 27, 2025

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