NOLA Public Schools erases serious school warnings
The district changes its practice of posting and keeping the most serious warnings on its website.
Without council approval, city appears to allocate $32 million to Phase III jail
Apparent Cantrell administration allocation adds $10 million from unknown source. Also, architects differentiate their jail design from notorious "panopticon" configuration.
Youth kept at Angola facility receive poor education and are held in cells for discipline, lawyers suggest, at first day of hearing
Federal judge in Baton Rouge hears arguments about the facility that she allowed to open a year ago.
Neighbors weary of oil raining from S&WB Carrollton plant
Every month for past four months, a decade-long malfunction has returned, covering nearby blocks with dime-sized drops of oil.
‘Addressing our coastal crisis head-on’
Though serious concerns remain about fresh water altering coastal ecology, the hope is that Louisiana ultimately could create more coastal land than it loses, with this $2.9 billion diversion of lower Mississippi River.
Behind The Lens episode 212: ‘Industry spin has become reality’
Nick Chrastil on the city's work to find $22 million for controversial Phase III jail construction. Sara Sneath on LNG export terminals belching more pollution than estimated.
City identifies $22 million for controversial Phase III jail construction
Earmarked funds were initially slated for greenspace and building improvements.
‘Death stars on sinking land’: How liquified natural gas took over the Gulf Coast
The U.S. is now the world's top exporter of LNG. Towns in southern Louisiana are paying the price --through pollution, noise, and destruction of this area's longtime way of life.
Behind The Lens episode 211: ‘Consistently at risk’
Property insurance premiums are more than doubling for New Orleans schools, while fossil fuel plants appear to have no problem securing coverage. And the 'Dead Zone' in the Gulf of Mexico is smaller than anticipated this year.
NOPD chief search: what we should be looking for
Among other things, look for a skilled manager, an innovator, who can, despite low manpower, devise strategies to fight crime and move the department away from its long-standing culture of favoritism.
