Blacks and Hispanics pulled over at higher rates, study shows

By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer A massive, groundbreaking study of nearly 100 million police stops of motor vehicles across the country revealed that law enforcement

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Federal court picks up La.’s slack in fixing racist judicial district

By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — A years-long legal saga involving the violation of the voting rights of residents of a

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Charge stacking forces convicted to serve extra jail time
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer In recent years, national advocates for criminal justice reform have mounted a campaign to end charge stacking – the prosecutorial practice of charging a defendant with multiple ... Medicare penalizes N.O. hospitals for safety lapses, readmissions
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer If you’re given any leeway in where to have a needed surgery, you should know that some local hospitals are considered safer than others. Report: White school districts receive more funds than non-white
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Widening wealth disparities within states and across individual school districts have caused significant gaps in funding between mostly white school districts and predominantly non-white districts, a new ... Raise the Age redirects 17-year-olds to juvenile justice system
Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer Beginning March 1, 17-year-olds across the state of Louisiana will no longer be tried as adults for nonviolent offenses. The change is part of a criminal justice reform ... 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 ... Latest LSU study ties Blight to Homicides
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer A new study led by LSU Department of Sociology Assistant Professor Matthew Valasik showed a statistical connection between homicide and blighted buildings and convenience stores in Baton ... AKA Sorority pledges $10 million to HBCUs
By Victoria Clark Contributing Writer Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated has pledged to donate $10 million to 96 Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) over a four-year span through a newly-created endowment. ... New Orleans should get a bigger chunk of hotel tax revenue, report says
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens A new report from the Bureau of Governmental Research released on Wednesday found a lack of accountability and transparency when it comes to New Orleans hotel ...
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