It is time for New Orleans to pause on surveillance technology
An open letter to Mayor Helena Moreno and the New Orleans City Council.
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Timely coverage of the people, policies, and events shaping New Orleans and Louisiana. This category delivers clear, factual reporting that keeps readers informed about local government, community issues, and stories that matter most to everyday residents.
SNAP cuts could threaten free school meals; New Orleans marks Black Education History Week.
Changes to federal food assistance and a new recognition of Black education history raise important questions about students, schools, and the history taught in New Orleans classrooms.
After three-year push by BE NOLA, Black Education History Week is established in New Orleans
The initiative brings New Orleans’ Civil Rights and education history to life during the third week of November with field trips, reenactments and social events.
Sunrise Foods skirts fire code with Alabo Wharf grain facility
Flaws in the plans for the warehouse's fire sprinkler system in the Lower 9 are “so egregious” they should not be permitted, one fire protection expert warned.
PODCAST: Color or community? Supreme Court ruling reshapes Louisiana’s congressional map
Journalist Emmanuel Felton talks about traveling through Louisiana’s disputed congressional district, examining the communities at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on racial gerrymandering, representation and political power.
America’s air monitors are disappearing, along with the power to expose polluters
Laws in Louisiana and other states now curb the use of community-collected data. In Louisiana, public air monitors are often located miles from major industrial polluters and fail to test for some of the most dangerous chemicals.
The Voices in Our World: “I See Potential in My Life”
A series by Louisiana for Children’s Rights, in partnership with The Lens, that elevates the voices and experiences of Black youth currently or formerly detained in the Orleans Parish juvenile jail
As one in five Louisiana families lose SNAP, N.O. schools brace for free lunch impact
More than 90% of Orleans public schools automatically offer free breakfast and lunch to all students due to high SNAP enrollment rates. With Louisiana SNAP cutting 1 in 5 recipients, school cafeterias could also be serving fewer free meals.
Damiri Eves, Abramson student killed by pickup in Gentilly, had just turned 14
Abramson Sci Academy and the Gentilly community mourn 14-year-old band student Damari Eves, tragically killed in a traffic collision on his mini-bike.
Louisiana balloon release ban inspires Sci High students to rethink tradition
Environmental science students are exploring affordable alternatives that honor loved ones while protecting wildlife, waterways and local infrastructure.
