Nick Chrastil on the federal consent decree guiding the jail’s construction of a facility called Phase III. Terry Jones from Floodlight on carbon capture and sequestration in the state.

Delaney Dryfoos on new land growing along Louisiana’s coast. Sara Sneath on Venture Global’s tax incentives in Plaquemines Parish and parallels to the mining town of Port Sulphur.

Delaney Dryfoos on St. John Parish’s President cutting off advocate Joy Banner during public comment. Now, she’s suing for the violation of her First Amendment rights. A judge again barred the parish from changing the zoning on the Greenfield Property.

Nick Chrastil and La’Shance Perry on the NOPD’s plans to use drones which concerns privacy advocates. Some of the city’s iconic crescent and star water meter covers are being replaced by generic looking lids to make way for “smart meters” which could, if they work properly, help resolve the agency’s notorious inflated bills.

The OPSB voted to close the Living School at an emotional December board meeting and the Buttermilk Drop scrambled to pay bills after its Uber Eats account was hacked.

The Orleans Parish DA’s office is using new predictive analytics software they say can help combat crime. Some critics are concerned. And annual A through F letter grades are in — what that means for schools.

This week on Behind The Lens, a historic drought at the root of ‘superfog’ causing a massive wreck on I-55 and small non-profit news outlets, like The Lens, speak up in the ever-changing media landscape.

This week on Behind The Lens, a $9.5 million private security contract for Louisiana youth prisons raises eyebrows.

A new judicial interpretation of the Clean Water Act leaves more than half of the country’s 118 million acres of wetlands unprotected, including the swamps of Acadiana and key waterfowl habitat.