Water from flooded Upper Mississippi River offers relief after two years of drought
Higher river levels might stave off intense saltwater intrusion
Behind The Lens episode 243: ‘The solar Motherhouse’
Nick Chrastil on a judge's order to the Dept. of Corrections requiring a plan to protect Angola inmates working the Farm line in blistering heat. Delaney Dryfoos on the The Sisters of the Holy Family nuns who are working to build a solar-powered microgrid resilience hub for their neighbors in New Orleans East.
Keeping Politics Out of Flood Protection
The writers, from levees.org, believe that Gov. Jeff Landry is acting against the intent of post-Katrina legislation meant to take politics out of the state’s flood-protection boards.
A Decade of Delays: Time for Consumer-Focused Transmission
Although Entergy joined the regional grid to allay U.S. Department of Justice concerns about possible anticompetitive behavior, it seems to be more focused on profits than on the type of regional transmission projects that would most benefit Louisiana businesses and homeowners, says the writer, a former commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Judge orders Angola to provide Farm Line workers access to shade, rest, sunscreen, and water
Behind The Lens episode 242: ‘Extreme heat and dirty water’
La'Shance Perry, Nick Chrastil and Katy Reckdahl on the jail exceeding its population cap and Angola prisoners still forced to work the fields in extreme summer heat.
Nuns Harnessing the Sun
The Sisters of the Holy Family are constructing solar panels on the order’s New Orleans East motherhouse, to create the city’s 12th solar-driven Community Lighthouse – and, over on Dwyer Road, they’re installing solar panels to reduce their neighbors’ Entergy bills.
‘It isn’t very clear who is responsible for the jail getting to that cap’
The Orleans Justice Center has surpassed the city’s jail population cap, sparking questions about how to increase releases while reducing bookings — and what the rising jail population means for the health of those incarcerated and for the city of New Orleans.
Behind The Lens episode 241: ‘Radical Black joy’
Getting everyone’s input on City Park, our backyard
An online survey by the authors — local and national network of certified planners, architects, urban designers, and landscape architects — seems to indicate that outreach for City Park’s new Master Plan never happened, certainly not in any comprehensive manner.
