Residents around existing LNG facilities in Louisiana already notice the smell and irritants from nearby terminals. With more under construction, air quality is poised to worsen.
Parents and students say the school’s civics teacher was fired after informing students they could attend public meetings.
Emails exchanged before the meeting circumvented the state’s Open Meetings Law, lawyers argue.
The program’s need-blind structure means that the most disadvantaged students are hit hardest by reductions.
Jury summonses continued to list outdated qualifications after a state law change in 2021.
Reporter Nick Chrastil on the criminal court’s decision to halt jury trials and reporter Josh Rosenberg discusses “forever chemicals” found in the Mississippi River.
Lawyers and advocates argue jurors with felony convictions have been improperly excluded from jury pools.
The federal government has issued advisories, but not yet regulatory standards, for some PFAS chemicals.
Eligible jurors may have been excluded as far back as Aug. 2021 when a new state law went into effect.
A parish zoning ordinance is at the heart of ongoing litigation involving the potential construction of a large grain elevator.
