The latest version of the state's coastal restoration plan, released today, offers a much grimmer view of the future than before. Twice as much land could be lost if the state does nothing. Even if everything works as planned, about 27,000 buildings may have to be elevated, flood-proofed or bought out, including about 5,900 in St. Tammany.
When the state officials drew the cost-benefit limits of expensive coastal restoration on a map of coastal Louisiana, some Native Americans found themselves on the wrong side of a government decision. Again. They'd like justice, but they'll settle for help in maintaining their way of life. Neither is likely.
"I woke up in a jumble of tubes and stapled flesh."
Appeals court said judge didn't take all evidence into consideration before ruling for the reporters
All four have provided key testimony to support Zepporiah Edmonds in her case against the city.
National media philanthropy is hoping to bolster solid local reporting in the face of fake news.
A state investigation found that ReNEW had inflated how much extra attention it would provide certain students, and then didn’t provide the extra help to students who needed it. The state made the charter network find those students and provide the help now.
A classic case of special-interest lobbying on behalf of giant corporations.
Such transfers couldn’t be tracked easily before.
Across the country, efforts to reform bail have run headlong into opposition from the bail bond industry. The bondsmen, it turns out, have considerable political muscle. Injustice Watch reports from New Orleans, Maryland and New Mexico.
