#TheLensNola🔍 A federal judge in Baton Rouge rebuked the government’s unlawful detention of the infirm 77-year-old. Then ICE seized him again.
✍️ Delaney Nolan, Evelyn Ronan, and Katy Reckdahl Co-published with The Intercept
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#OPINION The writer doesn't take issue with the science behind the new Tulane study, but rather some of the social-policy assumptions built into the recommendation.
✍️ Ned Randolph
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#TheLensNola🔍 A new Louisiana law will prohibit the intentional outdoor release of mylar and latex helium balloons beginning Aug. 1.
✍️Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator
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#TheLensNola🔍 From concerts and cultural festivals to museum exhibits and community gatherings, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in and around New Orleans this month.
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#TheLensNola🔍 With three longtime local gardens facing recent threats and displacement, it seems as though New Orleans may undervalue its community greenspaces. "Urban agriculture is seen as a temporary land use."…
✍️ Eva Tesfaye, WWNO
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#TheLensNola🔍 Since the 1990's, researchers have connected poverty to gun violence. A recent study shows how housing instability relates to shootings in Chicago — important findings for New Orleans…
✍️ Fairriona Magee
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#TheLensNola🔍 While supporters say that Act 284 protects juror privacy, critics say that it goes too far…
✍️ Bernard Smith
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#TheLensNola🔍 Research has linked frequent use of high-potency cannabis to a greater risk of psychosis and psychotic disorders, particularly among heavy users and adolescents
✍️ Amanda Watford, Stateline
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#TheLensNola🔍 Though Louisiana legislators again introduced the "Medical Freedom Act," which prohibits vaccine requirements, the version that made it through the Louisiana House was amended…
✍️ Eric Johnson, Louisiana Families for Vaccines
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