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New Orleans finalizing legal contract for Gordon Plaza relocation

Contract sent to Sher Garner firm for completion, despite objections from some City Council members.
by Joshua Rosenberg July 7, 2022 Updated July 7, 2022

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.
by Michael Isaac Stein July 6, 2022 Updated September 22, 2022

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.
by Carolyne Heldman July 1, 2022 Updated July 1, 2022

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.
by Charles Maldonado June 30, 2022 Updated June 30, 2022

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.
by Joshua Rosenberg June 29, 2022 Updated June 30, 2022

Louisiana welcomes immigrants

Warmly welcoming immigrants is something we should celebrate and encourage more of. It will make the state stronger as a result. 
by Sharon Njie June 29, 2022 Updated June 29, 2022

Nearly a year after council vote, blanket pardons for marijuana convictions still not showing up in criminal records

by Nick Chrastil June 28, 2022 Updated June 28, 2022

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.
by Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 27, 2022 Updated June 29, 2022

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.
by Nick Chrastil June 27, 2022 Updated June 27, 2022

After Supreme Court decision, Orleans DA says prosecuting abortions under state trigger law not a priority for his office

Williams called the court decision overturning Roe 'cruel and irresponsible.' His position could lead to conflict with the state's top prosecutor, AG Jeff Landry, who is staunchly anti-abortion and supports prosecution.
by Nick Chrastil June 24, 2022 Updated June 24, 2022

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