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In-depth news and investigations for New Orleans
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Murrill: NOPD is breaking laws if it doesn’t ‘fully cooperate’ with ICE, Border Patrol
https://thelensnola.org/2025/12/05/operation-catahoula-crunch-nopd-attorney-general-warning/
Published: December 5, 2025 23:40
In the letter, Murrill cited policy in the NOPD Operations Manual that bars NOPD officers from assisting federal immigration authorities except in limited instances. [...] Read More... from Murrill: NOPD is breaking laws if it doesn’t ‘fully cooperate’…
Reapproval of Commonwealth LNG project rankles Cameron locals, environmentalists
Published: December 5, 2025 21:06
Louisiana Dept. of Conservation and Energy issues another permit after state judge ruled the original shouldn’t have been granted. [...] Read More... from Reapproval of Commonwealth LNG project rankles Cameron locals, environmentalists The post Reapproval…
New Orleans does not want or need a mass enforcement operation by ICE or CBP
https://thelensnola.org/2025/12/05/why-new-orleans-opposes-federal-immigration-raids/
Published: December 5, 2025 12:00
New Orleans cherishes its immigrant community. We owe them safety, dignity, and the assurance that this city will stand with them. What is happening across the country cannot become our reality. [...] Read More... from New Orleans does not want or need a…
We Learned from Katrina What Government-Created Trauma Looks Like. Let’s Not Repeat It.
https://thelensnola.org/2025/12/04/swamp-sweep-child-trauma-new-orleans/
Published: December 4, 2025 15:25
As we learned from Katrina, when government decisions destabilize families and communities, the psychological impact on children is profound and lasting. [...] Read More... from We Learned from Katrina What Government-Created Trauma Looks Like. Let’s Not…
How cornbread dressing was banned from Angola’s Thanksgiving menu
https://thelensnola.org/2025/11/26/how-cornbread-dressing-was-banned-from-angolas-thanksgiving-menu/
Published: November 26, 2025 17:59
The once-anticipated holiday dish left hundreds of prisoners sick. [...] Read More... from How cornbread dressing was banned from Angola’s Thanksgiving menu The post How cornbread dressing was banned from Angola’s Thanksgiving menu appeared first on The…
Holiday giveaway brings hope to Tremé amid immigration fears
https://thelensnola.org/2025/11/26/holiday-giveaway-brings-hope-to-treme-amid-immigration-fears/
Published: November 26, 2025 14:53
“When I saw the brother Jamar (McNeely) giving out turkeys and hams, I said, ‘Let me bring the vegetables,’” said DeLance Vanderhorst of Healthier NOLA. [...] Read More... from Holiday giveaway brings hope to Tremé amid immigration fears The post Holiday…
An Oil Well in Reverse: Smitty’s hopes to inject liquid waste into a landfill in Jefferson Parish
Published: November 21, 2025 20:03
This week on Behind The Lens, oily waste from the Smitty’s Supply fire in August has until now been stored and recycled at other sites, but an emergency exemption from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has granted the operator of the…
Last call at the First and Last Stop
https://thelensnola.org/2025/11/20/last-call-at-the-first-and-last-stop/
Published: November 21, 2025 04:04
Over the past 75 years, more than a dozen Black proprietors have run the First and Last Stop Bar, a longtime gathering spot for 7th Ward neighbors and Black-masking Indians. But earlier this month, a new owner posted an eviction notice on the door. [...]…
Compare 2025 school performance scores for New Orleans charters
https://thelensnola.org/2025/11/20/compare-2025-school-performance-scores-for-new-orleans-charters/
Published: November 20, 2025 16:00
The NOLA Public Schools district earned its first B letter grade since the schools returned to the district’s control in 2018, after being seized from the Orleans Parish School Board in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and run for years by the state. …
Kicking the Can: SNAP during the shutdown and charter schools await their fate
Published: November 14, 2025 17:13
The shutdown is over, how did the state do in protecting its most vulnerable. And charters await their fate with state evaluations. [...] Read More... from Kicking the Can: SNAP during the shutdown and charter schools await their fate The post Kicking the…
Oily waste from Smitty’s Supply disaster will be injected under Jefferson Parish landfill
Published: November 14, 2025 12:00
Waste has been stored and recycled at other sites, but LDEQ grants an emergency exemption for River Birch. [...] Read More... from Oily waste from Smitty’s Supply disaster will be injected under Jefferson Parish landfill The post Oily waste from Smitty’s…
States’ death penalty policies are heading in sharply different directions
Published: November 7, 2025 12:00
Forty-one people have been executed so far this year, the highest number since 2012. [...] Read More... from States’ death penalty policies are heading in sharply different directions The post States’ death penalty policies are heading in sharply different…
This Ecologist Lost Her Grant for Studying Diversity—of Insects
https://thelensnola.org/2025/11/04/insect-diversity-grant-canceled-louisiana-tech-julia-earl/
Published: November 4, 2025 12:00
The federal trawling of grants for misaligned priorities has brought in bycatch at Louisiana Tech University. [...] Read More... from This Ecologist Lost Her Grant for Studying Diversity—of Insects The post This Ecologist Lost Her Grant for Studying…
“A Fundamental Reset”
https://thelensnola.org/2025/10/31/a-fundamental-reset/
Published: October 31, 2025 15:45
Fossil fuel companies rebrand as "energy" producers. Also construction of a new LNG terminal is halted by a federal judge. [...] Read More... from “A Fundamental Reset” The post “A Fundamental Reset” appeared first on The Lens.
Louisiana will cover most SNAP recipients for November; Landry points the remaining 53k to food banks
Published: October 31, 2025 11:00
Gov. Jeff Landry said his health department will find the money to cover $147 million in benefits next month for the elderly, disabled and children. [...] Read More... from Louisiana will cover most SNAP recipients for November; Landry points the remaining…
When a parent goes to prison, a child pays the price
https://thelensnola.org/2025/10/28/when-a-parent-goes-to-prison-louisiana-children/
Published: October 29, 2025 04:06
Louisiana spends too much of its budget on criminal justice while ranking low in healthcare, education, infrastructure, and economic wellbeing. We could redirect those resources. [...] Read More... from When a parent goes to prison, a child pays the price…