A record-breaking drought throughout the Mississippi River basin is finally beginning to ease, federal officials said Friday.
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Behind The Lens Episode 187: ‘It looked like JPSO was digging up dirt on this teenager’
Reporter Nick Chrastil looks into the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office expansive requests for search warrants of a 16-year-old who died in custody. Reporter Michael Isaac Stein tells us about the New Orleans Office of Inspector General’s plans for 2023.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City Council significantly expands approval power over city contracts
The new ordinance will require council approval for multiyear contracts and contracts worth more than $1 million.
Posted inEnvironment
Whitney Plantation executive alleges Greenfield consultant accessed restricted property for ‘viewshed analysis’ work
The consulting firm’s visit was unannounced, according to the executive.
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Louisiana’s state-run juvenile detention facilities no longer accepting kids, citing lack of bed space
The Office of Juvenile Justice will ask judges to release kids who can be “safely reintegrated back into the community.”
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New Orleans Inspector General plans wide ranging investigations into local government
Investigation targets include the Sewerage and Water Board, short-term rental enforcement and the NOPD.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Months after New Orleans jail detainees injured in DOC shakedown, civil rights lawyers ask federal judge to force sheriff to turn over records
The request comes amid an ongoing dispute over transparency at the jail.
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Sheriff Hutson says raises coming for deputies as council questions ‘frivolous’ spending at budget hearing
Hutson is asking for $13 million more than what Mayor Cantrell proposed for her office.
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Behind The Lens Episode 186: ‘There was a real power struggle at the time’
Environmental reporter Joshua Rosenberg recaps a visit to Lake Charles where shrimpers and activists launched a flotilla outside an LNG conference. City government reporter Michael Isaac Stein recaps the new “Healthy Homes” ordinance and explains the charter change giving City Council more oversight over mayoral appointees.
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After an autistic teen’s in-custody death, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office used criminal search warrants to dig into his past
Lawyers for the boy’s parents say the warrants were unconstitutional and violated state law.