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Many criminal defendants deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial are languishing in parish jails, despite being ordered care at state hospital

The health department says that they are working to address delays in admissions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Nick Chrastil December 21, 2022 Updated December 21, 2022

State seeks to dismiss lawsuit over youth at Angola, as attorneys push for more access and information

Eight kids are currently being held at the Angola facility, state officials say.
by Nick Chrastil December 15, 2022 Updated December 15, 2022

City hasn’t spent bulk of $388 million in federal COVID relief, BGR report finds

The report found transparency issues with how ARPA spending was reported to the public.
by Michael Isaac Stein December 15, 2022 Updated December 15, 2022

Cantrell offers vision for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and the math may follow

Mitch Landrieu was mayor the last time the city offered a climate plan action.
by Joshua Rosenberg December 14, 2022 Updated December 14, 2022

Behind The Lens episode 189:’It opens up this whole new dimension’

The city passed its annual budget — with the surprise addition of millions in one-time funds. More updates on Greenfield's proposed $400 million grain silo project and a federal judge denied the sheriff's request for a consent decree NDA.
by Carolyne Heldman December 13, 2022 Updated December 13, 2022

It is sweet and glorious to die for shag carpet

"Louisiana can once again sun itself in the intellectual power of its state’s representatives."
by Leo Lindner December 9, 2022

It looks like OneApp is the whole damn problem!

The former OneApp policy specialist opines on the city's centralized school enrollment system.
by Brooke Wanamaker December 8, 2022

Nonprofit challenges deal shielding Greenfield from $200 million in local tax liability

The group argues the parish’s tax assessor should treat the land at issue as taxable property.
by Joshua Rosenberg December 7, 2022 Updated December 13, 2022

Federal judge nixes Sheriff Hutson’s proposed consent decree NDA

The judge said that giving the sheriff sole authority to determine what is and isn’t confidential information related to the case was “never going to happen.”
by Nick Chrastil December 7, 2022 Updated December 7, 2022

Council to stick with longtime utility consultants despite extensive search for alternatives

The council received no new responses to a recent public bid for new consultants, as well as a different public bid to hire a headhunter to find new consultants.
by Michael Isaac Stein December 6, 2022 Updated December 6, 2022

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