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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.

St. John Parish vote opens door to controversial grain terminal

Commissioners approve rezoning of Greenfield property for heavy industrial use, despite a prolonged community push to keep the land’s residential zoning in this largely rural part of St. John.
by Delaney Dryfoos March 21, 2024 Updated March 25, 2024

Peanut in Limbo

by Katy Reckdahl March 14, 2024 Updated July 25, 2025

New Orleans criminal-justice leaders grapple with entering the Landry era

Sheriff Hutson says increased jail population, addition of juveniles, could exacerbate staffing issue to “unmanageable levels.”
by Nick Chrastil March 13, 2024 Updated March 13, 2024

Climate-weary Mississippi River delegation lobbies for help in D.C.

Mayors from Louisiana and advocates from the Water Collaborative, Healthy Gulf, 1Mississippi, and the National Audubon Society asked Congress to invest in better water infrastructure and increase federal funding for farmer-led conservation.
by Delaney Dryfoos March 13, 2024 Updated March 13, 2024

Join us March 21 to learn how to find public records related to criminal justice

The event will take place from 6 to 7:30 on Thursday, March 21, at Propeller.
by Anne Mueller March 6, 2024 Updated March 15, 2024

Fatman Set the Pace

Grammy Award-winning snare drummer "Fatman" Hunter, who was killed by a car on Mardi Gras morning and laid to rest today, spoke his mind and created a distinct second-line groove.
by Katy Reckdahl February 24, 2024 Updated April 30, 2024

Keeping a Lid on Carnival Trash

They put out recycling bins and picked up cans during and after parades. In the end, this group of plucky nonprofit groups, with support from the city’s Recycle Dat! initiative, tripled the recycling totals for Uptown parades, diverting an impressive amount of trash from the River Birch landfill.
by Delaney Dryfoos February 22, 2024 Updated February 27, 2024

Civil Rights Icon in a Gown

In 1966, Karen Becnel made civil-rights history, as the first Black Carnival queen to be presented at Municipal Auditorium – a place where her grandfather had helped to dress the kings of the traditional old-line krewes like Rex and Comus.
by Kelly Dorsey Parker February 12, 2024 Updated April 30, 2024

Shoebox Floats Everywhere

by Marta Jewson February 11, 2024 Updated May 7, 2024

From Back-a-Town to St. Charles, on Foot.

As my mom and two aunts prepared food for us 10 cousins, we worried that we were missing out on the fun on St. Charles Avenue. We weren’t worried about seeing Rex, the krewe that parades after Zulu. In the eyes of a 10-year-old, that was boring.
by Chuck Perkins February 10, 2024 Updated February 24, 2026

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