Battle rages on in fight against Formosa plant
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer On February 14, local residents and environmental groups filed a second lawsuit in the effort to revoke permits for a proposed Formosa Chemicals plant complex in St. ... Federal report says women in prison receive harsher punishments than men
(NPR via Defender News Service) — Women in prison, when compared with incarcerated men, often receive disproportionately harsh punishments for minor violations of prison rules, according to a report released ...
Zulu organization, an integral part of New Orleans life and culture
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer In the early 1900s, a close-knit, enthusiastic group of young Black men in New Orleans coalesced under the nickname “the Tramps” after taking in a musical comedy ... Louisiana’s overdetention practice includes OPSO, recent court filings reveal
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer A week after media reports brought to light a pattern of delayed release from incarceration of numerous state prison or jail inmates by the Louisiana Department of ... Westwego City Council denies permits for chemical company production and storage
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer On January 28, the Westwego city council unexpectedly voted to deny any permits to Wanhua Chemical, a Chinese company hoping to produce and store chemicals for plastics ... Blacks make up 40 percent of homeless population nationwide
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer The results of a federal survey released last month show that African Americans represent 40 percent of people experiencing homelessness and 52 percent of homeless families, despite ... Report: New Orleans students hindered by centuries of racial, socioeconomic inequity
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer A recent, comprehensive, city-wide survey of educators, staffers, advocates and families reveals the multitude of challenges facing New Orleans’ public schools, including a heavy emphasis on improving ... The student debt crisis is fueling the poverty draft
By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Earlier this month, after a United States drone strike in Iraq killed 10 Iranian military leaders including the country’s top security and ...
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By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer On February 14, local residents and environmental groups filed a second lawsuit in the effort to revoke permits for a proposed Formosa Chemicals plant complex in St. ... Federal report says women in prison receive harsher punishments than men
(NPR via Defender News Service) — Women in prison, when compared with incarcerated men, often receive disproportionately harsh punishments for minor violations of prison rules, according to a report released ...
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer In the early 1900s, a close-knit, enthusiastic group of young Black men in New Orleans coalesced under the nickname “the Tramps” after taking in a musical comedy ... Louisiana’s overdetention practice includes OPSO, recent court filings reveal
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer A week after media reports brought to light a pattern of delayed release from incarceration of numerous state prison or jail inmates by the Louisiana Department of ... Westwego City Council denies permits for chemical company production and storage
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer On January 28, the Westwego city council unexpectedly voted to deny any permits to Wanhua Chemical, a Chinese company hoping to produce and store chemicals for plastics ... Blacks make up 40 percent of homeless population nationwide
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer The results of a federal survey released last month show that African Americans represent 40 percent of people experiencing homelessness and 52 percent of homeless families, despite ... Report: New Orleans students hindered by centuries of racial, socioeconomic inequity
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer A recent, comprehensive, city-wide survey of educators, staffers, advocates and families reveals the multitude of challenges facing New Orleans’ public schools, including a heavy emphasis on improving ... The student debt crisis is fueling the poverty draft
By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Earlier this month, after a United States drone strike in Iraq killed 10 Iranian military leaders including the country’s top security and ...
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