The Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans can’t get a break
The neighborhood is facing an onslaught of catastrophic projects that could be more damaging than Hurricane Katrina.
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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.
Judges overseeing Louisiana’s landmark oil cases have financial stakes in defendants
Federal judges held stock, bonds and leased mineral rights to Exxon, Chevron and others while hearing cases against the companies alleging damage to the La. coast.
Hearing at Loyola gives a rare look ‘behind the curtain,’ at an often-invisible part of Louisiana’s justice system
An on-campus hearing showed decisions about freedom decided in real time, for men who have prepared for decades for a chance at parole.
Did faulty court data drive the legislative push to cut 11 judges and clerk in Orleans Parish?
Filings tracked by the Louisiana Supreme Court significantly undercount the number of people processed in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in 2025.
Louisiana’s HB804 could shield oil companies from climate lawsuits
As lawsuits by mostly Democrat-controlled municipalities and states move through the courts, Republican-controlled statehouses like Louisiana’s are proposing a growing number of bills like HB804, to immunize polluters from climate liability.
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ blocks endangered-species protections in the Gulf of Mexico
Citing fuel shortages caused by the War of Iran, a federal committee voted to override the Endangered Species Act, clearing the way for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Louisiana Senate rejects amendment to let newly elected clerk Calvin Duncan serve his term
In ‘deeply troubling’ move, senators pass three bills, cutting Duncan’s Orleans clerk position along with 11 New Orleans judges.
Louisiana DOC could grant earlier release to terminally ill people
Louisiana lawmakers are considering a proposal to expand medical parole, allowing terminally ill inmates to be released up to 120 days before their expected deaths.
Proposal would require Louisiana to send every voter’s personal info to Homeland Security
Feds would get Social Security number, address, birthdate of all registered voters
Despite scant plans and heated criticism, Louisiana Senate committee passes bills to overhaul New Orleans courts
Drastic legislative cuts would eliminate 11 judgeships and would defund the position of recently elected clerk Calvin Duncan.
