Licensing a troubled juvenile jail | The Lens
Oct 1, 2024 · A year ago, when Jackson Parish opened its new, unlicensed juvenile jail, kids complained of extended stints of solitary confinement, along with extensive abuse and …
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 …
In-depth news and investigations for New Orleans | The Lens
Jan 15, 2025 · ‘A make-believe person in a make-believe world’ “I keep paper and pen with me at all times because, like the most dynamic dreams, creativity is as wispy as Louisiana mist and …
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 …
‘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 …
Alabo Wharf deal gets slippery | The Lens
Dec 20, 2024 · Emails reveal Sunrise making plans for “Phase 2,” involving vegetable oil. Holy Cross residents have been sharing an August email exchange between Sunrise Foods and …
‘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. …
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 …
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 …
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 – …