AltWeeklies Wire
Same-Sex Marriage in Louisiananew
A setback for same-sex marriage proponents, but plaintiffs vow an appeal.
The Big Oil Lawsuit and Wetlands War in Louisiananew
A Southeast Louisiana flood control board is suing Big Oil for its role in wetlands loss.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
07-30-2013 |
Environment
Holy Doughnew
A nonprofit controlled by a New Orleans area televangelist got $200,000 in state money to build a drug treatment center -- but no center was ever built.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
10-10-2011 |
Policy Issues
Entergy's Actions in New Orleans Are Morally Indefensiblenew
Entergy New Orleans is effectively sitting on its hands while two of its sister companies -- Entergy Mississippi Inc. and Entergy Arkansas Inc. -- move to pull out of a system agreement under which six Entergy subsidiaries agreed to share the costs and benefits of generating and transmitting electricity.
Using Lessons from Katrina, Neighborhood Groups Stepped Up During Gustavnew
Patricia Jones and members of NENA and other neighborhood groups organized a campaign in which they passed out flyers to Lower Ninth Ward residents informing them of ways they could evacuate before Hurricane Gustav arrived.
After Eddie Jordan, What's Next for New Orleans?new
Getting rid of the District Attorney was not easy, but several even tougher tasks confront the criminal justice system and those who seek to lead it.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos and Allen Johnson Jr |
11-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jena's Obvious Injusticenew
If our leaders don't act quickly and decisively, the racial problems in Jena will soon be Louisiana's problems -- and then it will be too late.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
09-18-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
