An emotional hearing last week on a proposed change to environmental cleanup regulations. The LDEQ has since withdrawn the revision pending further public outreach. Plus, four F-rated New Orleans schools implement improvement plans and a major update in the fake subpoena story.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
A young conservative makes the case for ending Louisiana’s death penalty
Opposition to capital punishment gains momentum on the right.
Posted inSchools
Four F-rated Orleans schools work on improvement plans
The Orleans Parish school district is working with the schools rather than closing them.
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Week in Review: Civil rights lawsuit over fake subpoenas, witness arrests allowed to go forward, judge rules
Civil rights lawsuit over fake subpoenas, witness arrests allowed to go forward, judge rules A federal lawsuit against Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro and several of his prosecutors — alleging that they violated people’s civil rights through the use of fake subpoenas and unlawfully obtained arrest warrants against witnesses and crime victims — will be allowed […]
Posted inOpinion
By what right does Take ‘Em Down NOLA get to tell Zulu what to do?
Threatening to pull the club’s parade permit is an all-too-familiar white supremacist tactic.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 21: ‘Commence operations’
Audio from the opening of the Bonnet Carre spillway. A proposed chemical plant gets pushback from St. James Parish residents. And New Orleans charter school leaders are trying to align their calendars.
Posted inCriminal Justice
‘Who’s going to be smarter on crime?’ A look ahead at the 2020 DA’s race
The themes of what could be a tough election in 2020 may have already started to emerge. Councilman Jason Williams has criticized DA Cannizzaro’s hardball tactics. Cannizzaro has taken on a tough-on-crime message.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Civil rights lawsuit over fake subpoenas, witness arrests allowed to go forward, judge rules
Judge denies much of Cannizzaro’s motion to dismiss the suit, which alleges systematic civil rights violations.
Posted inSchools
Student brings unloaded gun to Baby Ben, prompts brief lockdown, officials say
The lockdown was lifted and police are investigating.
Posted inEnvironment
St. James residents slam Wanhua chemical plant plans in Convent
A representative of the Chinese-based chemical giant assured parish planning commissioners Monday that its planned isocyanate plant in Convent would provide hundreds of new direct and indirect jobs and would be managed safely. But some members of the public offering were not having it.