In-depth news and investigations for New Orleans | The Lens
4 days ago · Trial begins in First Amendment suit against St. John the Baptist Parish. Joy Banner of The Descendants Project brought the lawsuit after the Parish Council chairman threatened …
School Board seizes $20 million cash settlement, future funding, …
Nov 18, 2024 · Securing Harrah’s Funding for Orleans schools and services to school kids. The City Council had set aside $8 million last year, to deal with the lawsuit, but in light of the …
Compare 2024 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
Nov 20, 2024 · Though its score climbed a little, the NOLA Public Schools district received the same grade, a C, from the state of Louisiana for the third year in a row. The state’s A-F letter …
‘Servitude’ | The Lens
Jan 2, 2025 · Slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited except in the latter case as punishment for a crime.—Louisiana Constitution Article 1, § 3 . EVERY MORNING AT 5 …
Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice to end contract with troubled ...
Nov 25, 2024 · ‘Nothing short of scheming’ Back in August, OJJ claimed in a court filing that it is no longer utilizing the Jackson Parish Jail as a state secure-care facility.. But the jail still holds …
Louisiana could be out billions, if controversial coastal-restoration ...
Nov 11, 2024 · Scientists push for project completion . A group of more than 30 scientists around Louisiana recently co-authored a letter in support of CPRA’s Coastal Master Plan in the wake …
Behind The Lens episode 261: ‘A moment in the year’
Dec 19, 2024 · This week on Behind The Lens, 2025 is fast approaching and as we turn the last page on the calendar of 2024, we will take a look back at the stories that our reporters at The …
Formosa Plastics returns to fight again - The Lens
Aug 19, 2024 · In July, the EPA proposed changing its listing of a key plastics ingredient, vinyl chloride, to a “high-priority chemical” under the Toxic Substances Control Act.. Vinyl chloride – …
'Resentment is not inevitable' | The Lens
Dec 26, 2024 · This has varied over time. For 23 years, I was confined to solitary, which afforded me all of the time I ever needed to write. Since being released into general population in 2016, …
‘Tis the season for school closures | The Lens
Dec 10, 2024 · A KIPP Leadership student on the playground. (La’Shance Perry/The Lens) Credit: La'Shance Perry / Education – The Lens Closing campuses, changing communities. …