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Proposed 2023 budget close to providing funding parity between New Orleans DA, public defenders following 2020 ordinance

Council President Helena Moreno to introduce amendment to fund homicide unit for DAs office while maintaining parity for defenders.
by Nick Chrastil November 28, 2022 Updated November 28, 2022

Louisiana’s state-run juvenile detention facilities no longer accepting kids, citing lack of bed space

The Office of Juvenile Justice will ask judges to release kids who can be "safely reintegrated back into the community."
by Nick Chrastil November 16, 2022 Updated November 2, 2023

After an autistic teen’s in-custody death, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office used criminal search warrants to dig into his past

Lawyers for the boy's parents say the warrants were unconstitutional and violated state law.
by Nick Chrastil November 10, 2022 Updated November 10, 2022

City gets much needed deadline extension to spend $1.7B in Katrina FEMA funds

The deadline has been moved from 2023 to 2024, but the city will ultimately need further extensions to 2026 to allow for its current spending plans.
by Michael Isaac Stein November 10, 2022 Updated November 10, 2022

Voters give New Orleans City Council power to approve mayoral appointees

The Public Service Commission district 3 race, which covers New Orleans, heads to a run-off election on Dec. 10.
by Michael Isaac Stein November 8, 2022 Updated November 8, 2022

Fishermen, shrimpers stage boat convoy to protest methane refinery buildout in Lake Charles area

Construction of LNG export terminals threatens the fishermen's livelihoods, they said.
by Joshua Rosenberg November 4, 2022 Updated November 14, 2023

Mental health care at David Wade Correctional Center ruled unconstitutional

Judge Elizabeth Foote called the conditions at David Wade "inhumane."
by Nick Chrastil November 1, 2022 Updated November 2, 2022

Nonprofits have committed to helping clean up a ‘dirty little secret’ of the oil and gas industry

There are more than 4,600 abandoned and orphaned wells in Louisiana.  
by Terry L. Jones for Floodlight November 1, 2022 Updated October 31, 2022

Report: State has saved $150 million from 2017 criminal justice reform legislation package

Over 10,000 fewer people were in prison for nonviolent crimes in 2021 than in 2016.
by Nick Chrastil October 26, 2022 Updated October 28, 2022

Mayor Cantrell rolls out draft 2023 budget, setting off weeks-long budget process

The Cantrell administration hopes to get council approval for both her 2023 operating budget and a plan to spend $444 million in one-time funds
by Michael Isaac Stein October 25, 2022 Updated October 26, 2022

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