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NOPD's "Stop-and-Frisk" Policiesnew

Police Chief Ronal Serpas says police officers use legitimate reasons — not racial profiling — to determine who they should stop, but records about the stops are skewed by flawed software.
Gambit  |  Charles Maldonado  |  04-02-2013  |  Race & Class
Tags: New Orleans Police Department, NOPD Racial Profiling

Bobby and the Pillnew

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's about-face on birth control.
Gambit  |  Stephanie Grace  |  02-19-2013  |  Health
Tags: Gov. Bobby Jindal, Birth Control Pills

Adopting and Adaptingnew

Why foster care adoptions in New Orleans have hit their lowest point in recent memory.
Gambit  |  Jeremy Alford  |  02-18-2013  |  Children & Families

Say Yes to the Blessnew

A Southern campaign tries to raise awareness of same-sex marriage
Gambit  |  Kevin Allman  |  01-15-2013  |  LGBT

Super Bowl-ing For Dollarsnew

As the supply of hotel rooms in New Orleans winds down to almost nothing in advance of Super Bowl XLVII, nightly rates have skyrocketed.
Gambit  |  Charles Maldonado  |  01-07-2013  |  Economy

Who's Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital?new

Running Southeast Louisiana Hospital is a major undertaking. But Meridian Behavioral Health Systems, the Florida-based company chosen to operate the region's largest public mental health facility, has never handled a facility of its size.
Gambit  |  Charles Maldonado  |  12-18-2012  |  Health
Tags: Meridian Behavioral Health Systems

Coupon Buggednew

A Seattle-based company is offering discounts on New Orleans businesses -- but shouldn't someone tell the businesses?
Gambit  |  Alex Woodward  |  12-10-2012  |  Business & Labor

The New Orleans Hotel/Motel Taxnew

Charles Maldonado on the 13 percent tax levied on hotel rooms, and where that money goes.
Gambit  |  Charles Maldonado  |  11-20-2012  |  Policy Issues
Tags: New Orleans Hotel Tax

Transforming a Churchnew

The revival of St. Monica's Church in New Orleans' Central City.
Gambit  |  Phillip Manuel  |  10-22-2012  |  Religion

The Closure of Southeast Louisiana Hospitalnew

The politics and the human cost of closing southeast Louisiana's public mental hospital.
Gambit  |  Charles Maldonado  |  10-15-2012  |  Health
Tags: mental health

Light Passenger Rail for New Orleans?new

On state Rep. Walt Leger's goal to bring light rail public transport to the Crescent City.
Gambit  |  Jeremy Alford  |  10-09-2012  |  Transportation
Tags: New Orleans Light Rail

Single Sex or Coed Schooling?new

Megan Braden-Perry on the choices made by New Orleans schools when it comes to student gender.
Gambit  |  Megan Braden-Perry  |  09-19-2012  |  Education
Tags: gender

The Fight to Save The Times-Picayunenew

How New Orleanians came together in hopes of saving a paper that had no intention of being saved.
Gambit  |  Kevin Allman  |  09-18-2012  |  Media
Tags: Newspaper, Times-Picayune

The Five Days of Isaacnew

Public officials stay on top of emergency preparations as the huge storm advances toward then stalls over Louisiana.
Gambit  |  Charles Maldonado and Alex Woodward  |  09-04-2012  |  Disasters
Tags: hurricane isaac

Paying for the New Orleans Consent Decreenew

The $11 million annual price tag for the NOPD consent decree.
Gambit  |  Charles Maldonado  |  08-14-2012  |  Crime & Justice
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