Behind The Lens: ICE detention, court access and federal intervention in Louisiana (Audio)
Reporter Delaney Nolan and editor Katy Reckdahl examine the surge in ICE activity across Louisiana.
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The fields confessed
A federal judge agreed that Angola works men into the ground in unconstitutional heat. Then he said he could not make it stop. “The fields did not change,” writes Andrea Hagan. “The law that was supposed to govern them did.”
Louisiana could do more to connect mothers, young children with food aid, audit finds
A new state audit says Louisiana returned more than $111 million in unused WIC benefits from 2021 to 2024.
A ban won’t stop abortion pill access, telehealth providers say
There’s been a recent spike in demand for pills, especially from patients in Louisiana, where all the media coverage may be reaching people who didn’t know they could get abortion pills online.
Young Black men are now dying by suicide at a historic rate
New CDC data shows that young Black men are now dying by suicide at higher rates than their white peers, for the first time on record.
Murrill, Republican AGs urge EPA to classify mifepristone as water contaminant
Though experts say there is no evidence the medication is harming drinking water or wildlife, Republican attorneys general and members of Congress are calling on the EPA to investigate and regulate mifepristone as a potential water contaminant.
They studied nearly 14,000 people to see how eviction rates are linked to gun violence
Since the 1990's, researchers have connected poverty to gun violence. A recent study shows how housing instability relates to shootings in Chicago — important findings for New Orleans, where historically, the eviction rate is double the national average.
High-potency cannabis fuels state debates over psychosis and addiction risks
Research has linked frequent use of high-potency cannabis to a greater risk of psychosis and psychotic disorders, particularly among heavy users and adolescents
Why Louisiana parents stand behind school vaccine protections
Though Louisiana legislators again introduced the "Medical Freedom Act," which prohibits vaccine requirements, the version that made it through the Louisiana House was amended so that it did not apply to schools or daycares. There is widespread bipartisan support for school vaccine protocols - and here's why, says the writer, the co-director of Louisiana Families for Vaccines.
Surgical workforce crisis requires a new training playbook in New Orleans – and across America
In New Orleans, the lack of surgical techs is already compounding the existing problems hospitals face. But most training efforts across New Orleans and Louisiana remain largely rooted in traditional models, with newer approaches still in early stages of adoption.
