The special meeting to consider the future of data center development projects in the city was called shortly after news broke about a proposed data center in New Orleans East.
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Two years after Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers voted to lengthen dozens of prison sentences for criminal convictions, the governor’s staff says state incarceration expenses are surging. -
The state parole board freed 185 prisoners during Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office. Hundreds who would have been released under previous governors remain incarcerated with little chance of earning parole. -
Tuesday’s forum brought together Democratic members of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security with leaders in New Orleans, along with community advocates, about the impacts of operation “Catahoula Crunch." -
Schools across the New Orleans metro area will be closed Monday (Jan. 26) as a strong cold front moves through the region Sunday. See a list of other closures. -
Artists in the neighborhood say Miss Gloria’s Garden provides much-needed food, art and youth programs.
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