Survey finds that nearly half of Louisiana voters support renewables, but most believe that politicians’ ties to industry is a roadblock to shifting away from oil and gas.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Former court clerk candidate files ethics complaint against PAC that opposed him, criticizes U.S. congressman’s involvement in race
The complaint doesn’t accuse Congressman Troy Carter of any specific legal violation, but takes issue with his role in local race.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Rev. Charles Southall III charged with money laundering
A bill of information, which typically indicates that a defendant is cooperating, comes months before the federal trial of former First NBC Bank CEO Ashton Ryan, who was involved in various businesses and on a charter school board with Southall.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 180: ‘Time to go back to the drawing board’
A DOJ official warns the state against transferring juveniles to Angola. A judge cancels state permits for Formosa. An alleged staff assault on a New Orleans public schools student. And the latest in transparency from the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Posted inEnvironment
Council sides with Gordon Plaza residents in fight over property buyout appraisals
A motion passed on Thursday instructs the city to use ‘replacement cost’ rather than market value.
Posted inEnvironment
Court vacates permits for proposed $9.4 billion petrochemical plant in state’s Chemical Corridor
Formosa’s own modeling showed that the plant’s emissions would push area pollution over federal standards.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Several detainees injured by DOC officers during shakedown of New Orleans jail last week
Sheriff’s Office again offers little information on the operation or the alleged injuries.
Posted inSchools
NOLA Public Schools: Foundation Prep violated special education laws
The district alleges the charter school group failed to report an incident in a timely manner.
Posted inCriminal Justice
US Dept. of Justice official expressed concerns over state’s ‘problematic’ plan to move kids to Angola, offered assistance
The transfers could violate federal law and open the state up to litigation, a juvenile justice official at the federal agency wrote days after the state’s plan was announced.
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Behind The Lens episode 179: ‘Our best option’
A three-day court hearing on the state’s plan to transfer juveniles to a facility at Angola. And the latest on the planned relocation of Gordon Plaza residents.