State Department of Safety and Corrections declines to comment on how it sought lethal-injection drug.
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
Posted inCriminal Justice
In rush to find lethal injection drug, prison officials turned to a hospital
The state refused to say where it got a lethal injection drug just days before a scheduled execution in February. Now sources tell The Lens that it came from Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. “Had we known of the real use,” said a member of the board of directors, “we never would have done it.”
Posted inSchools
Live blog: State education board considers OPSB request to take over John Mac
More than 500 people have signed a petition asking OPSB to run it as a traditional school, not a charter.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Louisiana’s death-penalty protocol uses same drugs as lengthy Arizona execution
State prison officials are considering alternatives to current methods as death-row inmate awaits hearing.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Live blog: As officials debate governance, John Mac community members seek Orleans Parish School Board oversight
We’ll live-blog a community meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Playground at Hynes Charter should be up and running in time for school start in August
Features include an area for tricycle riding, custom landscaping and a small stage.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Hynes Charter School approves expanded budget in anticipation of enrollment increase of 32
Credit for playground donation will cover anticipated spending deficit, according to tentative budget numbers.
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Singleton enrollment expected to hold steady, requiring cuts in projected revenues, spending
The new enrollment projection calls for 80 fewer students than were anticipated when the 2013-14 budget was drawn up.
Posted inCharter Schools
Public hearing slated June 12 for Singleton Charter’s proposed $5.46 million budget
Board vote on the spending plan follows five days later.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Bill that would hide sources of lethal-injection drugs now heads to Senate floor
Lens Editor Steve Beatty said the bill would hinder accountability. A committee approved it.