Sex workers often harmed by Super Bowl sex trafficking narrative, advocates say
The view that every Super Bowl becomes a hub for sex trafficking actually makes sex workers vulnerable to police harassment, arrests, sex worker advocates believe
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Kids could be sent to adult prison for growing list of crimes in Louisiana
An influential Louisiana lawmaker will push for minors to be sent to adult prison for a slew of new crimes such as fentanyl distribution and robbery without a weapon if voters approve a state constitutional amendment in March.
ENVIRONMENT
Will Trump dismantle the new EPA rule limiting a Cancer Alley pollutant?
The EPA lowered how much ethylene oxide industrial workers can be exposed to. The chemical is emitted by several Cancer Alley facilities. But will Pres. Donald Trump reverse the rule?
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Councilmembers call for engineering consultant after series of building collapses in city
New Orleans has faced at least seven building collapses in the past year. Council members want to hire a professional to advise the city on structural reviews.
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Q&A: Author and Professor Bernadette Atuahene to launch new book at local event
Property law scholar and author Bernadette Atuahene is coming to New Orleans to promote her new book at an event hosted at Baldwin and Co. on Thursday, Jan. 30.Â
Education
New Orleans mayor, council at impasse over $20M schools settlement
The New Orleans City Council and Mayor LaToya Cantrell remained at an impasse over whether to honor a settlement agreement with the Orleans Parish School Board after a contentious special council meeting regarding the dispute on Feb. 11.
Health
Days before Super Bowl, University Medical Center nurses go on two-day strike
Nurses at University Medical Center began their two-day strike ahead the Super Bowl this Wednesday (Feb. 5) by picketing outside the hospital’s Canal Street entrance.
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A law was meant to target teen violence. Instead, 17-year-olds are being charged as adults for lesser offenses.
Louisiana lawmakers lowered the age at which the criminal justice system treats people as adults, but most teens arrested in the three largest parishes aren’t charged with violent crimes.
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