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What’s hindering Louisiana’s shift toward more renewable energy? Voters say their congressional leaders

Survey finds that nearly half of Louisiana voters support renewables, but most believe that politicians' ties to industry is a roadblock to shifting away from oil and gas.
by Terry L. Jones for Floodlight September 21, 2022 Updated September 21, 2022

Former court clerk candidate files ethics complaint against PAC that opposed him, criticizes U.S. congressman’s involvement in race

The complaint doesn’t accuse Congressman Troy Carter of any specific legal violation, but takes issue with his role in local race.
by Michael Isaac Stein September 20, 2022 Updated September 24, 2022

Rev. Charles Southall III charged with money laundering

A bill of information, which typically indicates that a defendant is cooperating, comes months before the federal trial of former First NBC Bank CEO Ashton Ryan, who was involved in various businesses and on a charter school board with Southall.
by Charles Maldonado and Marta Jewson September 19, 2022 Updated September 20, 2022

Behind The Lens episode 180: ‘Time to go back to the drawing board’

A DOJ official warns the state against transferring juveniles to Angola. A judge cancels state permits for Formosa. An alleged staff assault on a New Orleans public schools student. And the latest in transparency from the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.
by Carolyne Heldman September 16, 2022 Updated September 16, 2022

Council sides with Gordon Plaza residents in fight over property buyout appraisals

A motion passed on Thursday instructs the city to use ‘replacement cost’ rather than market value.
by Michael Isaac Stein September 15, 2022 Updated September 15, 2022

Court vacates permits for proposed $9.4 billion petrochemical plant in state’s Chemical Corridor

Formosa’s own modeling showed that the plant’s emissions would push area pollution over federal standards.
by Joshua Rosenberg September 15, 2022 Updated October 6, 2022

Several detainees injured by DOC officers during shakedown of New Orleans jail last week

Sheriff’s Office again offers little information on the operation or the alleged injuries.
by Nick Chrastil September 15, 2022 Updated September 15, 2022

NOLA Public Schools: Foundation Prep violated special education laws

The district alleges the charter school group failed to report an incident in a timely manner.
by Marta Jewson September 13, 2022 Updated September 13, 2022

US Dept. of Justice official expressed concerns over state’s ‘problematic’ plan to move kids to Angola, offered assistance

The transfers could violate federal law and open the state up to litigation, a juvenile justice official at the federal agency wrote days after the state's plan was announced.
by Nick Chrastil September 12, 2022 Updated September 14, 2022

Behind The Lens episode 179: ‘Our best option’

A three-day court hearing on the state's plan to transfer juveniles to a facility at Angola. And the latest on the planned relocation of Gordon Plaza residents.
by Carolyne Heldman September 9, 2022 Updated September 9, 2022

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