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The DA’s office wants to use predictive analytics software to direct city resources to ‘places that drive crime.’ Will it work?

Some advocates worry it could lead to increased police presence in already under-resourced areas. But the DA’s office says that the data is only a first step.
by Nick Chrastil November 15, 2023 Updated November 17, 2023

Judge halts industrial rezoning for proposed grain elevator site in St. John Parish

Land on the parish’s West Bank intended as the location for the Greenfield Grain Terminal will remain residential until the court orders otherwise.
by Delaney Dryfoos November 14, 2023 Updated August 30, 2024

State releases 2023 school performance scores for New Orleans schools

The NOLA Public Schools district received a C again this year. Five New Orleans charters received an F.
by Marta Jewson November 13, 2023 Updated December 1, 2023

Behind The Lens episode 220: ‘Mothers want their kids out of there’

This week on Behind The Lens, Jackson Parish’s is housing kids awaiting adjudication in a detention center unlicensed to do so and state A through F letter grades are due out soon.
by Carolyne Heldman November 10, 2023 Updated November 14, 2023

Judge Reese gives green light to Phase III construction, says city did what it had to do, by bypassing City Council approval to move capital funds

A federal judge overseeing the jail's consent decree has ordered the facility be built to provide constitutional medical and mental healthcare for people incarcerated.
by Nick Chrastil November 9, 2023 Updated November 9, 2023

Venture Global could be taking more than it gives in Plaquemines Parish

by Sara Sneath November 9, 2023 Updated November 14, 2023

Judge temporarily blocks construction of Phase III jail facility

A hearing on Wednesday will look into whether the Cantrell administration violated the city’s charter by allocating capital money to jail without City Council approval
by Nick Chrastil November 6, 2023 Updated November 8, 2023

After America Street, let’s work toward solutions.

by Trashanda Grayes and Arthur Hunter November 6, 2023 Updated November 5, 2023

District: New Orleans school-closure announcements delayed

The planned Nov. 14 announcements hinged on a Nov. 1 release of state A through F letter grades, which have not yet been issued, NOLA Public Schools officials said.
by Marta Jewson November 3, 2023 Updated November 8, 2023

Behind the Lens episode 219: ‘A community that depends on us’

This week on Behind The Lens, a historic drought at the root of ‘superfog’ causing a massive wreck on I-55 and small non-profit news outlets, like The Lens, speak up in the ever-changing media landscape.
by Carolyne Heldman November 3, 2023 Updated November 3, 2023

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