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Veto of Louisiana bill leaves exonerees facing payment caps

Greg Bright served 27.5 wrongful years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary; started getting innocence compensation in 2011 after proving his factual innocence; his payments ended last year. (Photo by Gus Bennett / The Lens) [...]


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Behind The Lens: False claims, Real consequences: Why an Iberia parish solar farm never got built (audio)
A proposed solar farm in Iberia Parish promised millions in local tax revenue and a boost for Louisiana's clean energy future. Instead, a misinformation campaign fueled public opposition that helped bring the project to a halt. [...]Read More... from Behind The Lens: False claims, Real consequences: Why an Iberia parish solar farm never got built (audio)

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Baton Rouge Immigration Court opens to public— and denies it was ever closed

As witnesses from Baton Rouge join a federal lawsuit, a Louisiana immigration judge instructs her staff to allow the public to observe court hearings. Denials were never court policy, she asserts. [...]

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New immigration rules require almost-unattainable evidence for many abuse survivors  

Advocates say stricter immigration documentation requirements ignore the realities of abuse, prompting concerns that victims will be denied protection. [...]

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A New Orleans Katrina kid takes the head office at Warren Easton

Incoming principal Kendall McManus-Thomas returns to Easton as a pathbreaker who grew up in pre-Katrina schools, experienced the disaster and all of its chaos as a displaced high school student, and went on to become the first Black man to head up Franklin High School.  [...]


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