Analysis shows there have been seven summonses issued in New Orleans in 2022, down from hundreds or thousands in previous years.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Federal judge says he still has received no information from Sheriff’s Office regarding jail deaths this summer
Sheriff Susan Hutson has faced ongoing criticism over lack of transparency since she took office in May.
Posted inEnvironment
Losing ground: How one New Orleans community is sinking
Years after Entergy closed a power plant shuts in eastern New Orleans, the community struggles with sinkage.
Posted inEnvironment
Army Corps questions cumulative environmental and health impact of Greenfield’s proposed grain elevator project in letter rejecting “cultural resources survey”
The letter also addresses a failure to properly survey a potential prehistoric site.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Study: Last year, 911 calls responded to by NOPD were rarely for violent crime
Group says the statistics show a need for alternative, non-police responses.
Posted inCriminal Justice
After troubled pilot program, city moving forward with plan to respond to mental health emergencies without police
Mayor Cantrell has signed a $1.3 million contract with a non-profit to provide behavioral health crisis response services.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 181: ‘This is paradise’
A carbon sequestration project has residents worried about the future of Lake Maurepas. A mental health crisis intervention program in New Orleans. And The Lens’ newsroom has a new editor.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council approves funding to blanket French Quarter with surveillance cameras
The funding will more than triple the number of cameras in the French Quarter.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council defers $70M BioDistrict deal following community opposition
It’s unclear when the contract will come back for consideration before the council, but the BioDistrict hopes it will come up as soon as Oct. 20.