In the Holy Cross Neighborhood, residents obtain Port emails showing that a modest grain terminal at the Alabo Wharf includes more phases—and now includes crude sunflower oil, shipped in from Turkey.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 261: ‘A moment in the year’
The Lens staffers reflect on our work, including favorite stories, in 2024 and look ahead to 2025.
Posted inHealth
Fighting Act 246 in court
As advocates and lawyers file suit against the state, asking a judge to bar the reclassification of drugs used for medication abortion, women seeking IUDs and needing prenatal care say that they are also feeling the effects of the new law.
Posted inEnvironment
City Council committee allows Entergy New Orleans to sell its natural gas system
Though Councilmembers were swayed by job creation, critics said that the jobs pale in comparison to the rate increases and environmental effects that Orleans residents will now shoulder.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Towns across Louisiana clamor to build new juvenile detention centers
Local governments request more than $500 million to build regional and local juvenile-detention facilities — and to repair and construct some adult jails.
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Behind The Lens episode 260: ‘Tough Transitions’
Marta Jewson on the annual December announcement of which charter schools will close. Delaney Dryfoos on work to revitalize Maurepas Swamp.
Posted inOpinion
Oil and gaffe
Prominent oil-backed politicians claim that fossil fuels support Louisiana’s economy and that community activists are the problem. The facts say otherwise.
Posted inOpinion
The increased urgency of Planned Parenthood’s work
Like most Americans, most Louisianans support abortion access. And when we show up, especially when it’s difficult and the odds feel stacked against us, we remind our legislative leaders that this government is supposed to work for us and reflect our values.
Posted inSchools
‘Tis the season for school closures
Four city schools are likely to close. Budget shortfall could top $49 million.
Posted inHealth
HIV treatment disrupted by climate change
A new analysis finds that New Orleans and other parts of the country with high HIV prevalence are also some of the most at-risk areas for climate disasters