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New BGR report endorses Nov. 8 ballot measure to require council confirmation of mayor’s department heads

The ballot measure has been a major point of contention between the Cantrell administration and the measure's lead sponsor, Councilman JP Morrell.
by Michael Isaac Stein October 18, 2022 Updated October 18, 2022

Marijuana pardons passed last year should soon be reflected on criminal records, officials say

The pardons could affect roughly 10,000 cases in New Orleans.
by Nick Chrastil October 17, 2022 Updated October 17, 2022

Unintended consequences: Louisiana project highlights unknowns around carbon capture

A Louisiana power company wants to capture its climate emissions, raising concerns about impacts on the state’s water supplies.
by Sara Sneath October 15, 2022 Updated November 14, 2023

Behind The Lens episode 182: ‘police aren’t being utilized correctly’

by Carolyne Heldman October 14, 2022 Updated October 14, 2022

City increases short-term rental enforcement, but only 43 adjudications in 2022 so far

by Michael Isaac Stein October 13, 2022 Updated October 16, 2022

Marijuana possession enforcement has ‘virtually vanished’ in New Orleans this year following council ordinance, NOPD policy change

Analysis shows there have been seven summonses issued in New Orleans in 2022, down from hundreds or thousands in previous years.
by Nick Chrastil October 13, 2022 Updated October 14, 2022

Letter: EPA finds strong evidence state agencies have left Black residents living near Denka and throughout the Chemical Corridor disproportionately exposed to harmful pollutants

EPA investigation remains ongoing.
by Joshua Rosenberg October 12, 2022 Updated November 26, 2022

Federal judge says he still has received no information from Sheriff’s Office regarding jail deaths this summer

Sheriff Susan Hutson has faced ongoing criticism over lack of transparency since she took office in May.
by Nick Chrastil October 12, 2022 Updated October 12, 2022

Losing ground: How one New Orleans community is sinking

Years after Entergy closed a power plant shuts in eastern New Orleans, the community struggles with sinkage.
by Sara Sneath October 12, 2022 Updated October 12, 2022

Army Corps questions cumulative environmental and health impact of Greenfield’s proposed grain elevator project in letter rejecting “cultural resources survey”

The letter also addresses a failure to properly survey a potential prehistoric site.
by Joshua Rosenberg October 11, 2022 Updated November 14, 2023

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