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3 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 …
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Dec 26, 2024 · The Lens aims to engage and empower the residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. We provide the information and analysis necessary to advocate for more accountable …
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Dec 26, 2024 · “I keep paper and pen with me at all times because, like the most dynamic dreams, creativity is as wispy as Louisiana mist and dissipates quickly if not seized,” writes …
Top debate student couldn’t sway School Board to keep his school …
Dec 21, 2024 · The buck stops where? In recent years, the city’s charter system has added some guardrails that restrict its free-market approach. For instance, it can be very difficult for …
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Dec 26, 2024 · The old man hated the cold. Hated how it seeped into his bones and dried his skin, made his knees and elbows hurt, sometimes his lower back. He hated standing by the …
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 …
'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, …
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 …
Trial begins in First Amendment suit against St. John the Baptist ...
2 days ago · On Monday, a judge will hear Joy Banner’s contention that St. John the Baptist Parish Council Chairman Michael Wright restricted her right to voice her opinion. The U.S. …
As Mississippi River towns experience whiplash between drought …
Nov 18, 2024 · Quick payouts could take burdens off cities. Floodwaters from the Mississippi River engulf Grafton, IL’s riverfront and Main Street on May 29, 2019.