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Jazz Fest neighbors can make hundreds of dollars per day selling the spots in front of their homes — a ‘nice bonus for the inconvenience of losing your house for two weeks.’

By Verite reporter Josie Abugov

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Singer Dawn Richard was on the brink of being selected for Danity Kane while also coping with the loss of her entire community in Hurricane Katrina.

20 years later, she's fighting for environmental and climate injustice.

Latest for Verite.

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Scary story from Tristan Baurick and Verite about a pipeline near Sulphur spewing poisonous gas ... residents say they received no notice of the leak or became aware of it via Facebook posts more than an hour after the gas began to spread. shorturl.at/oDJ06

The future of a mostly vacant public housing development in Jefferson Parish is now uncertain after a court earlier this month reversed a federal stamp of approval on a plan to shutter the 200-unit complex.

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Good stuff from Lue, though it’s not so good *for* Lue.

The EPA on Tuesday announced a major rule to reduce toxic air pollution coming from more than 200 chemical plants across the U.S. By Halle Parker veritenews.org/2024/04/10/for…

When Lue Palmer's bathroom ceiling caved in, they were shocked but not surprised. Months earlier, a leak had formed in the ceiling and finger-length mushrooms sprouted from the wall.

Lue looks into the lack of protections for New Orleans renters.

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Correctional planning expert James Austin called what is happening in Louisiana “one of the most dramatic plans to increase prison population I’ve ever seen.”

The most spectacular parts of this year’s Downtown Super Sunday parade were the elaborately beaded and feathered suits, each unique to their wearers.

By Verite reporter nate ha

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The City Park Conservancy said in emails sent to supporters of Grow Dat Youth Farm in late March that it is not renewing its lease with the popular youth program when it expires in 2027.

My latest for Verite.

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This nonprofit has newsrooms in all 50 state capitals. Is it the future of state journalism? - Columbia Journalism Review cjr.org/the_media_toda…

With supermajorities in both legislative chambers and the backing of a new governor, some conservatives in the Louisiana Legislature are taking aim at colleges and universities with legislation that could eliminate their DEI programs #lalege #lagov

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The state of Lousiana currently has three programs by which severely ill or injured inmates can be released early. New legislation will eliminate two of them. Richard A. Webster
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Louisiana is eliminating programs that allow the state’s sickest inmates to be released. Richard A. Webster with Verite News tells Louisiana Considered what that means for the prison medical system.

Hey y'all! I've been promoted to assistant managing editor Verite and I'll be overseeing our fellowship program. I've desired to edit for several years now, so it's a real treat to get to help people tell impactful stories.

From Editor-in-Chief Terry Baquet: We’re excited to share that there are some new faces, and new roles for more familiar faces, in Verite’s newsroom. Josie Abugov Tristan Baurick C.L.R. James Baldwin 🐟 katie jane fernelius

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Louisiana State Sen. Valarie Hodges says “God intended” people to work for her business in 100 degree heat even if she pays less than what they would get through safety net programs.

“Well, the point is, you need to work.”

from Bobbi-Jeanne Misick Verite A group of guards at a Louisiana immigrant detention center “indiscriminately” pepper sprayed hundreds of detainees before sealing them in the unit for hours, according to a complaint filed Wednesday by civil rights groups. shorturl.at/aBR14

Guards at Louisiana ICE facility accused of illegally pepper-spraying protestors

By Verite reporter Bobbi-Jeanne Misick

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