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Sheriffs receive 20% of Louisiana’s opioid settlement money but are not required to report how they spend those dollars. Records reveal how 43 offices are spending their share.
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A group of Black mothers in the Gulf South is supporting each other through their shared grief and fight for justice. -
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Guard members were only supposed to stay through February, but that was later extended to August. -
The city’s new initiative aims to attract jobs and investment to New Orleans East, but key questions remain about funding, timelines, and implementation. -
A poll released by Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Jamie Davis indicates the race against Republican Congresswoman Julia Letlow is closer than anticipated. -
Calvin Duncan, who was elected to New Orleans’ clerk of criminal court position, has resumed his federal lawsuit against state officials and the law that abolished his position. -
Tanner Riley has spent years searching for his grandfather's NOPD service records. What he found revealed something deeper about memory, history and the people willing to preserve both. -
At approximately 1,332 square miles, the low oxygen area is the second-smallest in four decades of measurement. -
After more than 20 years of sitting vacant, demolition of the hospital began Tuesday (Aug. 11). Demolition will take months. -
In a 3-1 vote, the PSC rejected an independent judge’s recommendation that information on jobs and power demand be made available through subpoenas.
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- This queer New Orleans wrestling troupe took the world by storm. Now it’s showing others the ropes.
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The deadly flooding that struck Nepal this week is not the first disaster that people in the region have endured. The country's unique geography makes it especially prone to natural disasters.
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A federal judge has ruled that the Pentagon violated Anthropic's first amendment rights when it tried to designate the AI company a supply chain risk earlier this year.
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Scientists collaborated with narwhals for a new study to understand human-caused climate change in the Arctic and rising sea levels around the world.
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Lawyers say Israel has increased entry bans to U.S. and foreign visitors who plan to meet with Palestinians or for suspicions about their opinions about Israel.
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NPR's Adrian Florido talks with the co-founder of a newly formed network of independent Black comic book shops across the U.S. They hope to strengthen sales and increase the diversity of comic fans.