Top immigration judge says courts should be open to public

ACORN leader Beulah LaBostrie fought for fairness for all people

Beulah Kenny LaBostrie spent decades leading voter registration drives, organizing protests and winning court battles that expanded voting rights, advanced fair housing and improved wages. 

New film follows Louisiana activists, Jane Fonda in fight against fossil fuels

The documentary, "Gaslit," will premiere at AMC Elmwood Palace 10 on July 6, featuring Gulf communities affected by natural gas extraction.

Louisiana Supreme Court frees death row prisoner, calling evidence against him 'scientifically indefensible'

The decision affirms a lower court’s ruling nullifying Jimmie ‘Chris’ Duncan’s 1998 first-degree murder conviction. Duncan was convicted based in part on forensic evidence that is now widely regarded as junk science.

French Quarter businesses file suit over Decatur Street construction

The businesses are asking a judge to issue an injunction forcing the Sewerage & Water Board to remove barricades along Decatur, which they claim have kept customers away.

Historian Marcus Christian documented N.O. through his poetry

Orphaned by age 6, Christian becomes a noted poet whose work chronicled Black life in Louisiana