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Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.
A Cautionary Tale: The New Orleans Office of Inspector General. Part 2: Facing Challenges
In the second part of his essay, former Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux writes about the events that led to his 2017 retirement.
A Cautionary Tale: The New Orleans Office of Inspector General. Part 1: Fulfilling the mission
Former New Orleans IG Ed Quatrevaux on his eight-year tenure and his office's successes.
As activists are arrested in Baton Rouge, in-depth coverage shows Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’ to the world
For the first time in years, the recently combined papers teamed up with the nonprofit ProPublica news service to give us the urgent, in-depth coverage that the worsening crisis deserves.
Recent maneuvers on short-term rental enforcement jeopardize public trust, and the city can’t afford that right now
New Orleans Just Took a Step Towards Ending the Criminalization of Poverty. Let’s Finish the Job.
By voting in support of the dismissal of municipal and traffic warrants, fines and fees, the New Orleans City Council created an opening for more than forty-thousand New Orleanians to escape a vicious cycle of poverty and incarceration. By coming together to imagine a more just criminal legal system, our city is positioned to jump from being the target of civil rights lawsuits to being a leader in reform.
Affordable Housing Crisis: Next Step? We never took the first step.
Because the people of Louisiana did not support Proposition #4, to give New Orleans the chance to create tax relief programs to address the affordable housing crisis, we must ask the Mayor and City Council to #PutHousingFirst and roll back our millage rates.
David v. Goliath: The October March to save lives in Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’
Rise St. James and Concerned Citizens of St. John plan a second march to raise awareness about the impact of the chemical industry in Louisiana's 'Death Alley.'
Fontainebleau State Park: We Need Wilderness Now More Than Ever
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser's proposed hotel-convention center complex at Fontainebleau State Park raises both environmental and human health concerns.
