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The United Nations Global Plastics Treaty: validating the struggles of fenceline communities in Louisiana
Though the Biden Administration backtracked its support of a cap on plastic production only a week before UN negotiations ...
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Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice to end contract with troubled Jackson Parish jail
Invoices show that Jackson charged OJJ nearly $2 million dollars over the past year to house juveniles in the jail, despite ...
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As Mississippi River towns experience whiplash between drought and flood, mayors look to new insurance model
At least two New Orleans agencies tested parametric insurance policies during Hurricane Francine – with mixed results.
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Compare 2024 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
Though its score climbed a little, the NOLA Public Schools district received the same grade, a C, from the state of Louisiana ...
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Author Archives: Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens, and Eric Schmid, St. Louis Public Radio
At least two New Orleans agencies tested parametric insurance policies during Hurricane Francine – with mixed results. The ...
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Behind The Lens episode 257: ‘Creating new reefs’
Delaney Dryfoos and La'Shance Perry on "Cajun Coral," a type of 3D printed coral used to help rebuild living reefs. Marta Jewson on the NOLA Public Schools' $36 million budget shortfall and ...
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To prevent suicide, New Orleans daughter urges states to let people ban themselves from buying guns
Donna’s Law, which allows people to ban themselves from gun ownership, has proven one of the few areas of gun policy where Republicans and Democrats can agree. But it has made little headway in ...
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School Board seizes $20 million cash settlement, future funding, amid financial crisis
On Monday, Nov. 18, officials from the city and Orleans Parish School Board announced that OPSB had agreed to dismiss a years-old lawsuit against the city for $20 million in cash and $70 more in ...