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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. -
Illustration by Margaret Flatley for ProPublicaThe 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.
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The investigation has implicated 26 people, including over a dozen college basketball players — many who played at schools in the region — who allegedly tried to fix games. -
Federal judge Brian A. Jackson certified the prison labor case as a class action in late December. A lawsuit alleges the "farm line" violates the Eighth Amendment rights of people working there and the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
A report from the Death Penalty Information Center shows Alabama played a key role in executions and new death sentences. -
President Donald Trump says National Guard troops will be deployed to New Orleans, an announcement coming on the eve of a planned federal immigration crackdown in and around the city. -
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Ten people were arrested earlier this month for alleged immigration violations during a joint state and federal patrol of oyster beds in St. Bernard and Terrebonne parishes. -
In February, the district and state asked the court to end the monitoring, arguing they had fulfilled the terms of the settlement. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which represents parents in the related lawsuit, is challenging the request. -
A survivor tells his experience of being jailed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, while officials and experts look at jails and natural disasters today.
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A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats. -
With 100% of precincts reporting on Saturday night (Oct. 11), Duncan led the race with 47% of the vote to incumbent Darren Lombard’s 46%. The race will now go to a runoff.
