State officials have denied a request from Smitty’s Supply Inc. to dispose of wastewater and stormwater from its disaster ...

After a $40 accusation and inadequate representation cost a man 10 years of his life, he made it to freedom, with the help of lawyers from Innocence & Justice Louisiana.

Leaked emails show the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools landed a meeting with the Labor Secretary, who assuaged short-term concerns. Long-run worries remain though.

For more than a decade, we have reported on issues as well as public policy meant to address the needs of residents. The Lens ...

NOLA Public Schools debates closing Leah Chase School, raising questions about charter governance, school closures, and equity for Black and Latino students.

A month later, ICE officials presented him with voluntary departure papers. He says they told him that he’d be flown free-of-charge to Honduras – and ICE would pay him $1,000. Plus, he’d be able to ...

With OPSB slated to decide the fate of Leah Chase School tonight, school parents, along with the Chase family itself, are ...

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 allowed runaway slaves to be grabbed off the street. Those who interfered or helped fugitive slaves escape were fined $500. When enslaved people escaped, plantation ...