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Instead of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project, imagine several storm protection built across the Barataria Basin from the Mississippi River to Bayou Lafourche.

We need to put money where it counts: to support our communities, families and youth.

Months after a close friend was found dead, shot in her home, there has been no progress from the coroner or the police.

While we still have a long way to go to fully meet our challenges, we shouldn’t dismiss what this bill represents -- a compromise that brings elected officials from both sides of the aisle together for the greater good.

On December 11, vote yes for the Neighborhood Housing Improvement Fund.

Without action, renters are vulnerable to the powerful forces threatening affordability in the city: gentrification, climate change and zoning.

People of color and others who lack equal access to quality healthcare will suffer the most from our nation's archaic drug laws. We must not allow the psychedelic renaissance to pass them by.

When it comes to the Sheriff’s Office and its biggest function — running the city’s jail — yes, the system is indeed broken. But that’s precisely why your vote matters.

Any plan to address climate change must drastically reduce the presence of greenhouse gas emitting industries in the state of Louisiana.

An interview with architect David Waggoner, by Marin Pedersen.