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Cutting to the core of Jindal’s flip-flop on aligning schools with national standards

"Jindal has offered his hand to a Stepford wife, a conservative suburbanite, a Mrs. Brady."
by C.W. Cannon September 10, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

National debate over solitary confinement puts spotlight on Angola inmate’s 35 years in ‘the hole’

Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore's stretch in solitary is one of the longest in the country. Some states are curtailing the practice, in part because it's so expensive. Critics say that years without human contact can exacerbate mental illness.
by The Medill Justice Project September 9, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

You’re invited: Learn how we created and reported the Losing Ground project

Join us for a panel discussion with the characters in the story and to learn about what's next for the project.
by Anne Mueller September 9, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Loyola student covering charter schools for The Lens wins national honor

Senior in mass communication wins First Amendment honor for tenacity regarding open-meetings laws.
by The Editors September 5, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

City cites 13 properties for blight again after The Lens finds trash-strewn lots and dilapidated houses

One of them is a community center near Washington and Broad that has languished for two years.
by Charles Maldonado September 5, 2014 Updated December 4, 2019

Vitter panders to ozone polluters and Louisianans pay the price: poor health

The senator campaigns against strengthened EPA regs before they are even released.
by John Walke September 2, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Webcast: graduation rates and job readiness part of WYES coverage

Joint education reporting initiative will examine options for students after high school.
by The Editors August 28, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Losing Ground: Southeast Louisiana is disappearing, quickly

Scientists say one of the greatest environmental and economic disasters in the nation’s history is rushing toward a catastrophic conclusion. ProPublica and The Lens explore why it's happening and what will be lost if nothing is done.
by Bob Marshall, Al Shaw and Brian Jacobs August 28, 2014 Updated September 29, 2014

Live chat replay: Talk to The Lens, ProPublica about ‘Losing Ground’

Discuss how we reported and built an interactive showing 80 years of coastal loss in Louisiana.
by Steve Myers August 28, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Live blog Wednesday: Landrieu wraps budget hearings; nonprofits discussed

Mayor heads to Council District D to get citizen input on budget priorities for 2015 spending plan.
by Charles Maldonado August 27, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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