A proposed road in City Park would cut through the Grow Dat site. Teens who participate in the program are ready to fight back against it.

The all-white judges of Louisiana’s 5th Circuit Court of Appeal systematically ignored thousands of claims from prisoners, most of them Black, who said they had been wrongly convicted. Efforts to...

Allene La Spina, executive director of bicycle-safety advocacy group Bike Easy, began receiving emails on Wednesday (June 28).

Implications of the new Buffer Law in our latest article. Learn how it raises thought-provoking questions about privacy and digital rights.

Janice Parker has seen the failing medical care at Angola on her visits to see her paralyzed son. Laws passed at the behest of Gov. Jeff Landry threaten to further strain that system.

Mardi Gras is transgressive. It’s a chance for everyday folks to upend the rules and openly mock systems of oppression.

So far this year, the city has spent $50 million in federal pandemic relief aid to buy 791 vehicles. But it appears that almost all of those purchases violate a city law that mandates low-emissions...

An Instagram account with an unpublishable name that features New Orleans’ failing roadway infrastructure is now the subject of a research paper.

Louisiana legislators will soon consider a bill that would empower local and state law enforcement officials to arrest people on suspicion of being in the country illegally. 

The St. Tammany Library Board of Control rescinded a controversial policy that segregated over 150 challenged titles pending review.

A new group, Friends of Grow Dat, has formed to help advocate for the popular youth program and oppose plans to build a road that would displace it.

LA immigration detention center submitted dozens of sorrow alleging that he was , denied access to his personal detention records.

Lycée teachers are hoping to form the seventh recognized teachers union in the city since Hurricane Katrina and the shift to charter schools.

Following accusations that Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration has frozen out City Hall union organizers, New Orleans City Councilwoman Helena Moreno plans to introduce a new ordinance to codify...

Malik Rahim, 76, is a  community activist, who dedicated his life to reforming housing and prison policies across America.

Legal case shedding light on the increasing prevalence of surveillance-driven police stops. implications and concerns surrounding this issue.

New Orleans agreed to make sidewalks more accessible in three neighborhoods. Now, the city has missed compliance deadlines.

By all accounts, in his personal life Connick was a kind man who loved and was loved by his friends and family. But so were the innocent people who he sent to prison to die.

Facial recognition technology that has been touted as an important tool to reduce violent crime in the city was used by the New Orleans Police Department only 13 times from Sept. 1, 2022, to July 1,...

Llatest update on the State's decision to dismiss numerous lawsuits against Road Home recipients. Stay informed with Verite News

The vote will mean an increase of about $30 million in local tax revenue for school operations due to a spike in property values.

Baton Rouge police delayed, denied and dismissed complaints without telling the citizens who made them

Latest developments as the Police Bill advances to the House floor. Explore the key details and implications of this significant legislation.

Dozens of candidates, some new to politics, are running for seats on the state Democratic Party's governing body on the 'Blue Reboot' slate.

Louisiana sued thousands of homeowners for not following the rules in spending grants after Katrina. After a joint news investigation, the state says it hopes a federal agency will approve a settle...

NOLA journalist Michael Isaac Stein brings more scrutiny to local and government issues that impact the daily lives of all residents.

Uncovering Potential Legal Violations: Dive into the latest report on possible law breaches involving Jeff Parish deputies.

A study published by Tulane University researchers found people living in areas without abortion and maternity health care were more likely to give birth prematurely than those with more reproductive...

Facial recognition technology that has been touted as an important tool to reduce violent crime in the city was used by the New Orleans Police Department only 13 times from Sept. 1, 2022, to July 1,...

How a newcomer at the PSC is advocating for a fresh perspective on prison phone rates. Learn about the efforts to bring change

New Louisana law covers doula services for private insurance . Stay informed with us for latest updates regarding the laws.

One bill up for debate in the legislature would prohibit local and state governments from negotiating contracts with public employee unions.

Ten months after the New Orleans Police Department agreed to reopen the Royal Street pedestrian mall in the French Quarter

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.

For many NOLA residents, parks and public green spaces have long been a quick and easy escape from the hustle and bustle of the “party” city.

The investigative project “In the Dark,” a deep dive into the Internal Affairs Division inside the Baton Rouge Police Department.

The City Council asked Entergy New Orleans and the Sewerage & Water Board to suspend disconnections until Oct. 1. But the utilities are continuing to cut customers off.

Dorothy Mae Taylor achieved many firsts but is remembered for her impact on Mardi Gras.

The workers of the French Truck coffee shop on Chartres Street have formed a union, voting 8-0 in a federal union election held last Wednesday. 

As abortion funds run out of money, people have been turning to remaining options, like the Louisiana Abortion Fund, for help.

Dozens of advocates for patients and consumers, citing widespread harm caused by medical debt, are pushing the Biden administration.

Women with a Vision (WWAV) is a community-based, nonprofit organization focused on improving the quality of life for marginalized women.

This year marks the centennial of the earliest recordings of Sidney Bechet, a clarinetist and soprano saxophonist called musicians from NOLA

A discrimination lawsuit filed Tuesday (March 21) in the Eastern District of Louisiana alleges that the St. James Parish Council.

In filing a complaint with Baton Rouge Police Internal Affairs, he had put his faith in the system, he said, and it left him feeling betrayed

State lawmakers passed a plan that creates a second majority Black district that stretches from Caddo Parish to East Baton Rouge Parish.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office is seeking a new five-year agreement with the production company that films “Nightwatch,”.

Thousands of Katrina Survivors Find Relief as State Forgives Debts - How a compassionate initiative has lifted the burden of debt.

Entergy pushed for approval of a far larger, more expensive project, but fell short due to ratepayer increases.

After 12 years behind bars, Markus Lanieux thought he had a deal for his release. Then Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry filed a legal challenge that could derail hope for those imprisoned under...