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New Orleans ICE office a national leader in immigration detainer requests
Data show that the N.O. ICE field office, which has jurisdiction in five states including Louisiana, issues more detainer requests than any other office, despite a low foreign-born population
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Black burial grounds are disappearing as families fight to protect them
A genealogical search led to a national struggle to protect historic Black cemeteries from neglect, development, and white supremacist vandalism.
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New Orleans public defender, deputy constable both out of a job after allegedly soliciting cash to fix traffic ticket
A New Orleans resident went to traffic court to contest a speeding ticket, but a deputy constable allegedly directed her to attorney and public defender Lawrence Galle, who said he could help her out — if she paid him $400 in cash.
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‘Gentleman’ David Malarcher was a Negro League champion and soldier
David Julius Malarcher was a baseball player and a gentleman.
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ICE facility in Louisiana reports its second detainee death in less than 2 months
A second detainee has died in two months at a an ICE facility in Louisiana where a recent investigation found insanitary conditions and problems with medical care.
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New Orleans News Quiz: How a documentary about the surfing industry started a censorship battle in St. John Parish
Take our quiz on how censorship accusations got a canceled documentary screening rescheduled in St. John the Baptist Parish.