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.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Key to the city: How a ‘pro bono’ smart cities consultancy and its partners in finance and tech worked to bring a municipal ID program to New Orleans
Cantrell, administration officials began meeting with Mastercard, MoCaFi and Ignite Cities to develop the Crescent City Card a year before publicly requesting bids for the project.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 172: Trigger bans
Reporters discuss the state of abortion in Louisiana following last week’s Supreme Court ruling. And the Army Corps of Engineers is taking a close look at a proposed construction project in St. John.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Appeals court rules against city in dispute over new jail building
The 5th Circuit affirmed a 2021 order requiring the city to move forward with Phase III facility, finding all of its arguments unconvincing.
Posted inLand Use
Corps of Engineers scrutinizing report grain elevator company submitted for grain elevator construction site in St. John
Groups opposed to the project say construction could damage what they say is a historically significant site, possibly containing graves of enslaved people from nearby plantations.
Posted inOpinion
Louisiana welcomes immigrants
Warmly welcoming immigrants is something we should celebrate and encourage more of. It will make the state stronger as a result.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Nearly a year after council vote, blanket pardons for marijuana convictions still not showing up in criminal records
Without a pardon in their records, people could be forced to pay hundreds of dollars to have their convictions expunged.
Posted inEnvironment
High water and prolonged flooding are changing the ecosystem of the Upper Mississippi River, a new report finds
The report shows increasingly wetter conditions over the past few decades in the floodplain — a trend that, spurred by climate change and land-use practices, looks likely to continue.
Posted inHealth
Louisiana abortion provider wins temporary restraining order, rendering trigger laws unenforceable for now
The ruling comes just days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that established the fundamental right to abortion.