City Council passes tighter restrictions on short-term rentals
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens The New Orleans City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to enact two ordinances designed to significantly tighten the city’s short-term rental laws: adding a requirement ... St. James Parish council sends chemical plant’s land use permit back to planning commission
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer On July 24, the St. James Parish council voted unanimously to return a previously approved land use permit for Wanhua Chemical’s new $1.25 billion plastic manufacturing facility ... Forum calls into question NOPD’s treatment of LGBTQ citizens
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On Wednesday, July 18, the Ashe Cultural Arts Center’s Power House Theater hosted (Inter)SEX/SHUN/ALL, a community forum and art exhibit focused on the experiences LGBTQ people of ... Gert Town contamination case moves forward in Eastern Louisiana District Court
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer With a lawsuit pending in federal court over the discovery of radioactive materials in the Gert Town neighborhood and residents of the area waiting for any news ... New program for expelled middle school students opens next month
By Marta Jewson The Lens A new program for expelled middle school students will open in New Orleans next month, filling a need the district has had since October when the ... Study: Number of women sentenced to life in prison is rapidly growing
(BlackmansStreet.Today) — Women represent only three percent prison inmates sentenced to life in prison but they represent a fast-growing segment of the lifer population, according to a study released by ... Advocates fight to eliminate long-term solitary confinement
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer A new report released last week details conditions for prisoners jailed in solitary confinement across Louisiana. Data in the report, called “Louisiana on Lockdown,” comes from more ...
Louisiana ranked 49th in child welfare
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Louisiana ranks 49th in overall child well-being, according to a new study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens The New Orleans City Council on Thursday voted unanimously to enact two ordinances designed to significantly tighten the city’s short-term rental laws: adding a requirement ... St. James Parish council sends chemical plant’s land use permit back to planning commission
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer On July 24, the St. James Parish council voted unanimously to return a previously approved land use permit for Wanhua Chemical’s new $1.25 billion plastic manufacturing facility ... Forum calls into question NOPD’s treatment of LGBTQ citizens
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On Wednesday, July 18, the Ashe Cultural Arts Center’s Power House Theater hosted (Inter)SEX/SHUN/ALL, a community forum and art exhibit focused on the experiences LGBTQ people of ... Gert Town contamination case moves forward in Eastern Louisiana District Court
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer With a lawsuit pending in federal court over the discovery of radioactive materials in the Gert Town neighborhood and residents of the area waiting for any news ... New program for expelled middle school students opens next month
By Marta Jewson The Lens A new program for expelled middle school students will open in New Orleans next month, filling a need the district has had since October when the ... Study: Number of women sentenced to life in prison is rapidly growing
(BlackmansStreet.Today) — Women represent only three percent prison inmates sentenced to life in prison but they represent a fast-growing segment of the lifer population, according to a study released by ... Advocates fight to eliminate long-term solitary confinement
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer A new report released last week details conditions for prisoners jailed in solitary confinement across Louisiana. Data in the report, called “Louisiana on Lockdown,” comes from more ...
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Louisiana ranks 49th in overall child well-being, according to a new study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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