Marijuana pardons passed last year should soon be reflected on criminal records, officials say
The pardons could affect roughly 10,000 cases in New Orleans.
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Unintended consequences: Louisiana project highlights unknowns around carbon capture
A Louisiana power company wants to capture its climate emissions, raising concerns about impacts on the state’s water supplies.
City increases short-term rental enforcement, but only 43 adjudications in 2022 so far
Marijuana possession enforcement has ‘virtually vanished’ in New Orleans this year following council ordinance, NOPD policy change
Analysis shows there have been seven summonses issued in New Orleans in 2022, down from hundreds or thousands in previous years.
Letter: EPA finds strong evidence state agencies have left Black residents living near Denka and throughout the Chemical Corridor disproportionately exposed to harmful pollutants
EPA investigation remains ongoing.
Federal judge says he still has received no information from Sheriff’s Office regarding jail deaths this summer
Sheriff Susan Hutson has faced ongoing criticism over lack of transparency since she took office in May.
Losing ground: How one New Orleans community is sinking
Years after Entergy closed a power plant shuts in eastern New Orleans, the community struggles with sinkage.
Army Corps questions cumulative environmental and health impact of Greenfield’s proposed grain elevator project in letter rejecting “cultural resources survey”
The letter also addresses a failure to properly survey a potential prehistoric site.
Study: Last year, 911 calls responded to by NOPD were rarely for violent crime
Group says the statistics show a need for alternative, non-police responses.
After troubled pilot program, city moving forward with plan to respond to mental health emergencies without police
Mayor Cantrell has signed a $1.3 million contract with a non-profit to provide behavioral health crisis response services.
