Why New Orleans Became Trump’s Newest Immigration Target
Recent legal changes, a Trump-friendly governor and a large immigration detention infrastructure could make the New Orleans crackdown easier for the administration.
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When the land sickens: the public health cost of environmental rollbacks
You can enforce immigration law in professional ways
How you enforce the law is just as important as the law itself.
Nobody seems to want carbon capture — not even Air Products
Air Products wants to off-load its risk for a proposed carbon-capture project in Lake Maurepas, which the writers see as a signal that carbon-capture technology, “a corporate experiment,” is also too risky for the state of Louisiana.
To combat violence, Young Rollers offer a happier alternative: New Orleans culture
At age 15, Jahmad Randolph gave his club an anti-violence theme and christened it the Young Rollers, to imbue the club with a certain state of mind, rooted in freedom and motion. “It makes you feel light. It makes you hopeful.”
Murrill: NOPD is breaking laws if it doesn’t ‘fully cooperate’ with ICE, Border Patrol
In the letter, Murrill cited policy in the NOPD Operations Manual that bars NOPD officers from assisting federal immigration authorities except in limited instances.
Reapproval of Commonwealth LNG project rankles Cameron locals, environmentalists
Louisiana Dept. of Conservation and Energy issues another permit after state judge ruled the original shouldn’t have been granted.
New Orleans does not want or need a mass enforcement operation
New Orleans cherishes its immigrant community. We owe them safety, dignity, and the assurance that this city will stand with them. What is happening across the country cannot become our reality.
We learned from Katrina what government-created trauma looks like. Let’s not repeat it.
As we learned from Katrina, when government decisions destabilize families and communities, the psychological impact on children is profound and lasting.
