Data shows Louisiana still leads nation for state prisoners held in local jails
By Bobbi-Jeanne Misick Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — More than half of Louisiana prisoners in state custody are serving their time in local jails rather than state facilities, recently released federal data shows. ... Louisiana ushers in new energy efficiency policy with an uproar
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — In a meeting that boiled over with testy exchanges and chanting crowds, Louisiana utility regulators adopted a long-awaited energy efficiency program they say will bring ... New districts for Louisiana Supreme Court justices die without a Senate vote
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A contentious, behind-the-scenes battle between the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and five of his six colleagues ended in a stalemate on Friday, ... Black neighborhoods and shopping districts stripped of $406B as racial wealth gap continues
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer For America, Black History Month brings opportunities to revisit our nation’s lessons, achievements, and unfulfilled promises, capturing our attention as well as our hopes. Yet nothing hits ... Biden administration to temporarily halt some export approvals for liquified natural gas
By Jacob Fischler Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Energy Department will pause approvals of new exports of liquified natural gas to all countries without a free trade agreement with ... Jefferson Parish gives company $80M tax break for nine 9 jobs
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Jefferson Parish Council approved its portion of an $80 million tax break earlier this month for a Japanese company that plans to build a ... State Sen. Fields first to announce run for new majority-Black 6th District seat
By Piper Hutchison Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — State Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, will run for Congress in the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District, he announced on January 23. Women and minorities bear the brunt of medical misdiagnosis
By Liz Szabp Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Charity Watkins sensed something was deeply wrong when she experienced exhaustion after her daughter was born. State AG says Shell office building tax break vote was legal
By Josie Abugov Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office has sided with the development team of the $1 billion River District project in a dispute with several City ... The Sentencing Project unveils final report in ‘one in five’ series reveals mass incarceration’s role in deepening inequality and harming public safety
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The collateral consequences of a criminal conviction often amount to a lifelong disadvantage, particularly for African-Americans. According to the Sentencing Project, in 2010, ...
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