It’s become an all-too-familiar lament in New Orleans that the charter school system lacks accountability and transparency.

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Lawmakers passed a law designed to limit reproductive rights in Louisiana. But it may also limit patients’ chances of ...

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 ...

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 10 states to the annual meeting in Baton Rouge on September 17, 2024.

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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 ...