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‘No Phase III’ still a battlecry

Even as construction begins, the fight continues. Within the jail, monitors find, conditions are worse, due to the same old chronic issues: short staffing, violence, and shoddy mental-healthcare.
by Nick Chrastil October 11, 2023 Updated October 11, 2023

Federal review finds grain terminal would harm historic sites in climate-vulnerable St. John Parish

Several historic sites would suffer “adverse effects” from construction of gigantic Greenfield Grain Terminal, says review of rural St. John the Baptist Parish – which was recently placed at the top spot of a nationwide list of places vulnerable to climate risks.
by Delaney Dryfoos October 11, 2023 Updated August 30, 2024

School-facilities millage up for a vote on Saturday

"This is about honoring our commitment to educating our children in safe and modern spaces," Dr. Williams writes. "Learning spaces matter, and they can help scholars excel academically."
by Avis Williams October 10, 2023 Updated October 9, 2023

Behind The Lens episode 216: ‘It’s torturous’

This week on Behind The Lens, Calvin Cains died in police custody in June and his mother sought body camera footage from on-scene officers through a lawsuit. Those recordings, she hopes, can show her sons final moments, before he was killed by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.
by Carolyne Heldman October 6, 2023 Updated October 6, 2023

Wise grid expansion could provide reliable power and give consumers cost savings — if allowed by regulators.

An updated, well-connected power grid is critical to shielding New Orleans -- and the rest of the state -- from the worst financial and life-threatening impacts of record-high temperatures and flooding.
by Ted Thomas October 6, 2023 Updated October 6, 2023

Sheriff Hutson moves several pre-trial detainees from New Orleans jail to Angola

While the move was largely made to bring down the jail’s population, placing pre-trial defendants in a state prison is “really problematic on a human-being level,” said public defender Alexis Chernow. The move also worries victims, who fear cases could stall if defendants not prepped for court and transported.
by Nick Chrastil and Katy Reckdahl October 6, 2023 Updated October 6, 2023

One in four Orleans charter schools face high-stakes renewals

District will hold one more meeting, on Thursday. Next month, state-issued grades typically are released.
by Marta Jewson October 4, 2023 Updated November 14, 2023

Calvin Cains’ mother withdraws one lawsuit, but will keep fighting for body-cam

She now plans to file a “civil-rights and wrongful death lawsuit” against JPSO; body-camera footage would likely be turned over in the course of those proceedings.
by Nick Chrastil October 2, 2023 Updated October 3, 2023

We cannot reduce crime and be safe without remaking Tulane and Broad

As the jail population climbs toward its maximum capacity – 1,250 – as set by the City Council, it’s clear that we must take a close look at what happens inside the Criminal District Courthouse.
by Arthur Hunter Jr. October 2, 2023 Updated November 27, 2023

Behind The Lens episode 215: ‘A striking shock contrast’

St. John the Baptist Parish residents fight the proposed construction of a large industrial size grain terminal, but they may now have some powerful allies.
by Carolyne Heldman September 30, 2023 Updated September 30, 2023

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