A year ago, when Jackson Parish opened its new, unlicensed juvenile jail, kids complained of extended stints of solitary confinement, along with extensive abuse and violations. A DCFS inspection ...
Nick Chrastil on the use of mace and pepper spray now allowed in juvenile detention facilities. Terry L. Jones on community ...
Lawmakers passed a law designed to limit reproductive rights in Louisiana. But it may also limit patients’ chances of ...
A bulk storage facility plans to join with activists from the Louisiana Environmental Action Network to monitor air quality ...
Mitch Reynolds, mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative co-chair, welcomes mayors from ...
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In tears. At the December 2023 school board meeting, Shantell Alfred, the Living School's college and career advisor, and her son, a tearful Joseph Davenport IV. Davenport, a senior at the Living ...
This week on Behind The Lens, a discussion with Deborah G. Plant, an independent scholar and author of the book “Of Greed and Glory: In Pursuit of Freedom for All” in which she analyzes the many ways ...
On the Gulf Coast, as attention has turned to the development of Tropical Storm Francine, employees within Venture Global’s liquified natural gas (LNG) plant in Plaquemines Parish are preparing for ...