Verite News' Bobbi-Jeane Misick joins 2026-27 New York Times Local Investigations Fellow cohort

Court watchers blocked from Louisiana immigration hearings are fighting to gain access

A group of court watchers in Louisiana claim that they have been denied access from immigration court hearings more than 50 times over the course of seven months — a trend occurring across the country.

Long before the civil rights era, a WWII soldier was killed in a dispute over a bus seat

Black men serving in WWII were beaten or killed for running afoul of segregated practices in the South.

Stitched in struggle: The forgotten era of Black garment workers in N.O.

Before sunrise, Black women climbed narrow staircases to New Orleans’ garment factories, taking their places at rows of clattering sewing machines. In hot rooms thick with dust and humidity, they stitched shirts, ties and seersucker suits for long hours and low wages. At a time when opportunities for Black women were limited, garment work offered […]

Reducing harm: This New Orleans nonprofit can help you pay for medication, food, rent and more

Below Sea Level Aid uses grants and mutual aid to help the region’s most vulnerable and make substance use safer. Volunteers recently packed distribution kits filled with Narcan to prevent overdose, test strips to make sure drugs aren’t contaminated among other items.

New state law allows incarcerated people to get time off for earning an associate's degree

People who are incarcerated in Louisiana can now earn an associate’s degree to earn time off of their sentence and make their reentry into society easier.