If the real intention is to fight crime, we should consider slapping a macho chokehold on poverty. It might give a lot of people the chance to breathe.
Posted inEnvironment
Environmental groups slam nation’s largest exporter of natural gas for trying to skirt EPA emissions rule
Houston-based Cheniere asks to be exempt from rule limiting hazardous emissions, including formaldehyde.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Jail staff ignored medical and mental health needs of detainee who died in custody last summer, lawsuit claims
Lawyers say Anthony Hunt was kept locked in a flooded jail cell prior to his death from an overdose, despite clear signs that he needed medical attention.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Publicly funded gas bill payments, authorized by council vote in April, have still not gone out to Entergy
City Chief Financial Officer Norman White says his office still has to determine whether 16,500 residents with overdue bills are legally eligible for the federal funds.
Posted inSchools
As Singleton Charter School closes, operator drops lawsuit against district
The lawsuit kept the school open in its final year after NOLA Public Schools threatened to abruptly shut it last summer.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Orleans judge nixes temporary restraining order on state abortion trigger bans, moves case to Baton Rouge
It appears likely the state’s three abortion clinics will close again.
Posted inNews
Louisiana kids detained in Alabama sent back after altercation at juvenile facility
Local police were able to provide limited details regarding the Tuesday incident.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 173: ‘Too vague to be valid’
Nick Chrastil breaks the most recent news over a controversial jail building. Joshua Rosenberg on the relocation of dozens of families from the Gordon Plaza subdivision. Marta Jewson on the state’s abortion trigger laws, including a preview of Friday’s Orleans Parish Civil District Court hearing.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Council approves resolution against investigating, charging abortions under trigger law
Council President Helena Moreno said New Orleans is one of several democratic cities in red states that must “get creative” to protect abortion rights.
Posted inEnvironment
New Orleans finalizing legal contract for Gordon Plaza relocation
Contract sent to Sher Garner firm for completion, despite objections from some City Council members.