Author Archives: Della Hasselle

Della Hasselle, a freelance journalist and producer, reports environmental and criminal justice stories for The Lens. A graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Hasselle lived in New York for 10 years. While up north, she produced and anchored news segments, wrote feature stories and reported breaking news for DNAinfo.com, a hyperlocal news site. Before that, she worked at the New York Daily News. She obtained her master

Louisiana faces unexpected shortfall in major source of funding for coastal protection

by Della HasselleOctober 18, 2017November 7, 2019

Louisiana plans to restore the dying Maurepas Swamp with water diverted from the Mississippi

by Della HasselleSeptember 29, 2017November 7, 2019

Louisiana will use $20 million in BP fines to expand a coastal monitoring program

by Della HasselleSeptember 13, 2017November 7, 2019

Lake Pontchartrain storm surge barrier could worsen flooding in St. Bernard and Mississippi

by Della HasselleAugust 18, 2017November 7, 2019

Flooding is expected to get worse in St. Tammany Parish. How can communities adapt?

by Della HasselleAugust 9, 2017November 7, 2019

Criminal Justice

Executions in Louisiana on hold until at least January 2018

by Della HasselleJune 1, 2016November 7, 2019

Criminal Justice

Mayor pledges $7 million to expand city’s juvenile-detention center by 2018

by Della HasselleNovember 11, 2015November 7, 2019

Criminal Justice

With youths still in danger in OPP, group pushes again for separate facility

by Della HasselleOctober 23, 2015November 7, 2019

Criminal Justice

Executions on hold for at least a year as Louisiana sorts out death penalty method

by Della HasselleJune 23, 2015November 7, 2019

Criminal Justice

New Orleans officials work to keep juveniles out of Orleans Parish Prison as they await trial

by Della HasselleMay 18, 2015November 7, 2019