Verite News
Louisiana’s tough-on-crime policies stand to cost taxpayers millions more for years to come
The governor’s office has dismissed experts’ concerns that his criminal justice rollbacks could swell the prison population and plunge the state into financial disaster. We analyzed how his policies…
Read the original at Verite NewsMore audio from Verite News
-
7mControversial former prosecutor Hugo Holland wins Caddo judicial race
The former assistant district attorney was instrumental in turning the parish into one of the nation’s leaders in death penalty convictions.
-
7mRefusing to ride the blue wave: Louisiana gambles on staying red
Despite the national mood, Louisiana chose to send a Republican to the U.S. Senate. There are potential consequences to that choice.
-
24m‘Sham tribunal’: one family’s battle with Louisiana’s ‘feudal’ eviction courts
In rural Louisiana, eviction hearings are held at kitchen tables and other unorthodox venues – and many justices have little legal training.
-
12mDemocrats win US Senate, ending Republican dominance by harnessing voters’ frustration with Trump
Democrats have retaken control of the U.S. Senate, delivering a decisive rebuke of Republican control of governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump.
-
6mVoters approve amendment for lead pipe removal funding
Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans plans to start large-scale lead line replacements in early 2027.