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Government & Politics

Judge pauses Wisner Trust spending for remainder of lawsuit between Council and Cantrell administration

by Michael Isaac SteinSeptember 28, 2022September 28, 2022

The council alleges that the city is unnecessarily ceding millions of dollars a year to nonprofits and private individuals.

Government & Politics

Council aims to tackle backlog of city-owned blight with new database

by Michael Isaac SteinSeptember 27, 2022September 27, 2022

Government & Politics

Council asks judge to immediately halt Cantrell admin’s disbursement of Wisner Trust funds

by Michael Isaac SteinSeptember 22, 2022September 23, 2022

What’s hindering Louisiana’s shift toward more renewable energy? Voters say their congressional leaders

by Terry L. Jones for FloodlightSeptember 21, 2022September 21, 2022

Criminal Justice

Rev. Charles Southall III charged with money laundering

by Charles Maldonado and Marta JewsonSeptember 19, 2022September 20, 2022

Criminal Justice

Several detainees injured by DOC officers during shakedown of New Orleans jail last week

by Nick ChrastilSeptember 15, 2022September 15, 2022

Criminal Justice

US Dept. of Justice official expressed concerns over state’s ‘problematic’ plan to move kids to Angola, offered assistance

by Nick ChrastilSeptember 12, 2022September 14, 2022

Research seeks ways to grow solar and crops together in the skeptical Corn Belt

by Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star; Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette; and Joshua Rosenberg, The LensSeptember 9, 2022September 9, 2022

Government & Politics

French Quarter could be blanketed in city surveillance cameras under new plan

by Michael Isaac SteinSeptember 8, 2022September 8, 2022

Government & Politics

Gordon Plaza relocation hinges on what prices the city offers for homes

by Michael Isaac SteinSeptember 6, 2022September 7, 2022