Gun battle raises questions about NOPD protocol, public safety
Would the police have fired into a crowd of middle- to upperclass whites? Was an attempt made to de-escalate the situation? Was this a scenario that was covered in the ... New Orleans schools again push back deadline to finish lead filter installation
By Marta Jewson The Lens The Orleans Parish school district won’t finish installing long-awaited filters to remove lead from drinking water until this fall, as the district’s timeline to install them continues ... Residents contest construction of Formosa plastics plant
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer Taiwanese company Formosa received a coastal use permit from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources last week, authorizing construction of a plastics plant in St. James parish.
Climate change hurts Louisiana’s oysters and shrimp
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Greater New Orleans is expected to be even hotter ten years from now. And the impacts of climate change on local seafood production will grow. Scientists in ...
Mosaic says it can keep wastewater on site in case of breach
By Tom Wright The Lens Representatives of Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC say they are confident about their ability to prevent a potential breach of its gypsum-walled reservoir in St. James Parish, near the ...
New NORDC CEO lays out plans for New Orleans recreation
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer In September 2009, when Larry Barabino Jr. resigned as the city of New Orleans’ recreation director for another job at the Children’s Defense Fund, he reflected on ...
The surprising way to get more from your exercise
(BottomlineInc.com) — We all want to get as many health benefits as possible from the exercise we do. What most people don’t realize: Group workouts—especially those that have a few ... Church members still fighting to keep Historic Church
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer African Americans this year are reviewing their history in the U.S. and the progress made since the first captured Africans were dumped on American shores 400 years ... Blackface scandals reignite debate about Zulu tradition
When Virginia Democratic Governor Ralph Northam was called out for wearing blade in his high school yearbook, is sparked a national discussion about the shameful history of blackface and is ... Artists talk musical traditions of New Orleans
By Victoria Clark Contributing Writer New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz music and that sound has evolved in the decades since, say local recording artists at a public talk called “Robin ...
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Would the police have fired into a crowd of middle- to upperclass whites? Was an attempt made to de-escalate the situation? Was this a scenario that was covered in the ... New Orleans schools again push back deadline to finish lead filter installation
By Marta Jewson The Lens The Orleans Parish school district won’t finish installing long-awaited filters to remove lead from drinking water until this fall, as the district’s timeline to install them continues ... Residents contest construction of Formosa plastics plant
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer Taiwanese company Formosa received a coastal use permit from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources last week, authorizing construction of a plastics plant in St. James parish.
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Greater New Orleans is expected to be even hotter ten years from now. And the impacts of climate change on local seafood production will grow. Scientists in ...
By Tom Wright The Lens Representatives of Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC say they are confident about their ability to prevent a potential breach of its gypsum-walled reservoir in St. James Parish, near the ...
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer In September 2009, when Larry Barabino Jr. resigned as the city of New Orleans’ recreation director for another job at the Children’s Defense Fund, he reflected on ...
(BottomlineInc.com) — We all want to get as many health benefits as possible from the exercise we do. What most people don’t realize: Group workouts—especially those that have a few ... Church members still fighting to keep Historic Church
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer African Americans this year are reviewing their history in the U.S. and the progress made since the first captured Africans were dumped on American shores 400 years ... Blackface scandals reignite debate about Zulu tradition
When Virginia Democratic Governor Ralph Northam was called out for wearing blade in his high school yearbook, is sparked a national discussion about the shameful history of blackface and is ... Artists talk musical traditions of New Orleans
By Victoria Clark Contributing Writer New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz music and that sound has evolved in the decades since, say local recording artists at a public talk called “Robin ...
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