Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes — and promises.
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Posted inOpinion
Keep the Guard in reserve. Build on what works.
If a limited deployment is ordered, there are ways to do this right, Arthur Hunter writes. Guard personnel could assume tasks to increase public safety by putting more officers on streets, and improve our infrastructure by attacking the places that invite crime.
Posted inEnvironment
Data centers spark fears of a ‘Digital Cancer Alley’ in Louisiana
A new report critical of the rapid data-center ramp-up across the South describes it as ‘Big Tech, following in the footsteps of Big Oil.’
Posted inOpinion
Casting votes for sustainability
In this city surrounded by water, we need to know each candidate’s position to address New Orleans’ environmental vulnerabilities, says the writer, an urban designer and educator who has long focused on water issues in the city.
Posted inEnvironment
New Orleans’ lead-heavy lizards could help scientists better grasp toxicity, evolution
The little brown lizards in New Orleans are thriving with blood levels of lead that Tulane scientists say should be lethal, even in far bigger creatures.
Posted inEnvironment
In St. James Parish, Exxon plans to lay carbon pipeline alarmingly close to homes, businesses
Experts and residents decry hazards to people and lack of regulations, transparency
Posted inCriminal Justice
Competing to be the best s-p-e-l-l-e-r inside Angola prison
A buzzed-about spelling bee returns to the United States’ biggest maximum security prison.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Judge extends an additional 90 days of protection for Angola Farm Line
Order continues for the second consecutive summer. Once the heat index hits 88 degrees, the DOC must provide some relief to the men working for pennies an hour in the prison’s fields.
Posted inSchools
Football coach leaves Sarah T. Reed High after alleged paddling incident
Though Louisiana legislators passed a statewide ban against physical punishment in 2023, parents can still give permission for their children to be physically disciplined in school.
Posted inEnvironment
Oily gunk from Roseland explosion flows towards Lake Pontchartrain
A mix of chemicals released by the explosion are being carried by the Tangipahoa River and could enter the local food chain, experts fear.