How much lead is in your water?
A New Orleans nonprofit will come to your home and test your household water
Greenfield Terminal Terminated
Developers cancel the $800 million grain terminal proposed for Wallace after additional delays from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Notice Me
Louisiana law now requires that notices of public meetings be sent in advance to anyone who asks. It’s a victory for active community members who deal with public entities that neglect to give or try to evade public notice, including some New Orleans charter school parents.
Appeals court rules in favor of chihuahua search party
Angola’s proposed Farm Line fix ‘borders on bad faith,’ lawyers contend
A federal judge ordered the DOC to improve conditions for workers forced to in Angola’s fields. The crews now have sunscreen and a 10x10 popup tent for shade.
We deserve better.
How New Orleans can generate revenue and support small businesses through a city-owned centralized payment-processing system
Behind The Lens episode 245: ‘Adults failed them’
Nick Chrastil on "extreme" conditions incarcerated people face at David Wade Correctional Center. Marta Jewson on a judge's order that will give Kennedy High School seniors who endured a graduation scandal their day in court. And Delaney Dryfoos on what a 'D' for New Orleans' water system means for residents.
Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce
Due largely to lagging prevention efforts in the Midwest, the low-oxygen area of the Gulf of Mexico is larger than expected this year, prompting fish and shrimp to flee nearly 4 million acres of habitat and killing off bottom-dwelling species.
Louisiana is giving second chances to bad policy. It should be extending those second chances to our neighbors.
When the Village Fails
In the 10 years since George’s death, we have lost so many more in New Orleans to gun violence. Yet is we, the adults, who create the village, set the expectations, and weave the community safety net that keeps the young ones safe.
