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Woman who got fake subpoena from Orleans DA says she was threatened with jail twice

One of the threats came after her lawyer asked a judge to throw out the notice.
by Charles Maldonado April 28, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Jefferson Parish prosecutors used fake subpoenas similar to those in New Orleans

Criticism of the Orleans Parish DA’s office grew Thursday after a Lens investigation into the practice.
by Charles Maldonado April 27, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Rampant use and abuse of ‘solitary confinement’ key to what ails Louisiana prisons

Vera Institute study offers hope for change
by The Rev. William Barnwell April 27, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Charter board delays action on Coghill teachers’ request for union recognition

It's the fifth school to undergo a union drive in recent years.
by Marta Jewson April 26, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans Parish prosecutors are using fake subpoenas to pressure witnesses to talk to them

The DA's office is sending notices labeled “subpoena” to witnesses, threatening jail time if the person ignores them. But they're not real subpoenas. An assistant district attorney says they’re meant to persuade people who may ignore a simple letter.
by Charles Maldonado April 26, 2017 Updated July 25, 2020

Help us raise $25,000 by May 31 to #fightfakenews

by Anne Mueller April 25, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Industrial Canal lock project: Try getting info about it from the Army Corps!

Comment period expires with questions still unanswered
by Ariane Wiltse April 23, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

At Mahalia Jackson, parents lurch from chartering to closure to uncertainty

First it was a charter effort. Then they were told it would close. Now they don’t know.
by Marta Jewson April 22, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

ExCEED withdraws applications to charter remaining traditional schools in New Orleans

The superintendent was scheduled to make a recommendation on the applications Thursday.
by Marta Jewson April 19, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Louisiana families must give up special education rights for school vouchers

The New York Times reports that some families around the country don’t know this until they’re already in a private school.
by Marta Jewson April 19, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

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