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Government & Politics

Mayor pulls nomination for ethics-plagued former Sewerage & Water Board member, pledges to reappoint at later date

Kimberly Thomas, who served a decade ago on the S&WB, was given nod by a council committee last week and was slated for Council approval on Thursday
by Matt McBride July 11, 2025 Updated July 11, 2025

Louisiana’s new bill would codify gas as “green energy”

A bill on its way to the Governor’s desk—with connections to gas industry allies—could enshrine hydrocarbons as Louisiana’s future.
by Emily Sanders, ExxonKnews, and Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens June 18, 2025 Updated December 28, 2025

‘No Kings Day’ draws 6,500 into New Orleans streets

Protesters carried handmade signs, chanted slogans, voiced concerns about mounting threats to democracy and billionaire-first politics, and — because it’s New Orleans — they blew bubbles. 
by Gus Bennett June 14, 2025 Updated June 25, 2025

Legislature must demand that Mid-Barataria Diversion proceed, as planned

At stake is decades of scientific consensus, years of bipartisan commitment and the credibility of Louisiana’s entire coastal program.
by David Muth May 14, 2025 Updated May 14, 2025

In Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, a legacy of resistance lives on.

In the River Parishes, at the site of the largest slave revolt in history, a new generation is fighting for a cleaner future.
by Ned Randolph April 22, 2025 Updated April 27, 2025

Operating capital

As Louisiana restarts executions, stories about the state’s death penalty — from condemned men, victims, families, and those who work in the death chamber.
by Lens staff March 11, 2025 Updated January 24, 2026

The Lens Carnival Edition 2025

Our reporters stayed on their beats, covering how Carnival affects the way New Orleans works - and doesn't work.
by Lens staff March 7, 2025 Updated May 14, 2025

Who will end up paying for Gov. Jeff Landry’s temporary Super Bowl homeless shelter?

State officials are asking the federal government to reimburse $20 million in costs for the 200-bed shelter as part of a Super Bowl-Mardi Gras security package. The state is also tapping leftover COVID-19 rental assistance funds.
by Nick Chrastil February 27, 2025 Updated April 10, 2025

Great River Road dropped from consideration as a National Historic Landmark, for now

The head of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the president of St. John Parish said the West Bank is “now open for business.”
by Delaney Dryfoos February 21, 2025 Updated February 21, 2025

True Terror: New Orleans Likely Not Prepared for Much

"As a researcher who has closely observed, personally experienced local struggles," says the writer, Bethany Garfield, "it’s with a heavy heart that I say that investigations into the state of our city’s protective plans and systems will likely garner the following conclusion: New Orleans isn’t ready for much of anything.."
by Bethany Garfield February 13, 2025 Updated February 13, 2025

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