Author: The Rev. William Barnwell
Corporate wealth or the truth
The Advocate's editorial board "welcomes" petrochemical plants, even as its reporters show how dangerous that attitude has been.
As activists are arrested in Baton Rouge, in-depth coverage shows Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’ to the world
For the first time in years, the recently combined papers teamed up with the nonprofit ProPublica news service to give us the urgent, in-depth coverage that the worsening crisis deserves.
David v. Goliath: The October March to save lives in Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’
Rise St. James and Concerned Citizens of St. John plan a second march to raise awareness about the impact of the chemical industry in Louisiana's 'Death Alley.'
The Big March to Save Lives in Death Alley
Will Louisiana, beholden as it is to Big Oil and the chemical industry, ever get serious about cleaning up Death Alley?
It’s time to abolish money bail and conviction fees in New Orleans courts
How New Orleans' system of financing courts feeds on the poor.
Death penalty repeal gaining momentum — but needs your support
Pope Francis is unwavering in his opposition to capital punishment.
How to fight the polarization that’s poisoning our politics and our city: listen to each other’s stories
Young New Orleanians are turning bitterness into betterness.
Coming Together after Pittsburgh: Our faiths have watered the same ‘Tree of Life’
For more than a century, New Orleans Christians and Jews have reached across the divide.
Searching for social and political healing at a time of deep national shame
Step two: We must learn to listen to each other.
