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Cannizzaro appeals ruling allowing fake subpoena suit to go forward

Cannizzaro and a number of his prosecutors are facing a federal suit for allegedly violating people's civil rights through their use of fake subpoenas and material witness warrants.
by Charles Maldonado March 12, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

BGR comes out against proposed city elderly services tax

The two-mill tax will generate about $6.6 million its first year, but the group says the city has not identified how that money will be spent. The proposal will be on the March 30 ballot in New Orleans.
by Michael Isaac Stein March 12, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Week in review: An alternative to closure, four New Orleans schools implement improvement plans

Plus, a conservative argues against capital punishment. And a new episode of Behind The Lens.
by Charles Maldonado March 9, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Behind The Lens episode 22: ‘There’s a civil war going on out there’

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 The LDEQ has since withdrawn the revision pending further public outreach.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.
by Tom Wright March 8, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

A young conservative makes the case for ending Louisiana’s death penalty

Opposition to capital punishment gains momentum on the right.
by Marcus Maldonado March 7, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Four F-rated Orleans schools work on improvement plans

The Orleans Parish school district is working with the schools rather than closing them.
by Marta Jewson March 7, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Week in Review: Civil rights lawsuit over fake subpoenas, witness arrests allowed to go forward, judge rules

by Marta Jewson March 2, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Lydia Y. Nichols March 1, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

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.
by Tom Wright March 1, 2019 Updated December 14, 2019

‘Who’s going to be smarter on crime?’ A look ahead at the 2020 DA’s race

by Nick Chrastil March 1, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

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