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‘Gag order’: More than 100 Louisiana state employees signed NDAs with Gov. Landry’s office

More than 100 of Landry’s employees have signed a strict confidentiality agreement with the governor’s office binding them to ...
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Globe Hall once thrived on the Municipal Auditorium’s parking lot

The space, located at the corner of St. Claude and St. Peter streets, hosted such performers as Buddy Bolden a d Kid Ory.
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‘It’s not over’: Landry, Murrill tout consequences for New Orleans after AG indictment

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and Gov. Jeff Landry. In a joint statement in January, Landry and Murrill said a Supreme Court decision voiding Louisiana's congressional map means that May 16 ...
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Louisiana’s abortion drug access law heightens hemorrhage risk for pregnant patients

Sign up for Verite's free daily newsletter and get the New Orleans news you need every weekday. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and ...
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Trump administration claims court victory in mandatory detention case

The Trump administration claimed a rare court victory for its embattled immigration detention policy when an appeals court, ...
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Tropical Storm Bertha stress tests coordination between city and homeless services

As southeastern Louisiana braces for Tropical Storm Bertha, city government and local homeless service providers are ...
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Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in St. Bernard Parish

Much of coastal Southeast Louisiana is anticipating Tropical Storm Bertha to make landfall early Wednesday afternoon its slow ...
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City board gives Stella Cziment four more years as independent police monitor

Stella Cziment, right, hugs her coworkers after being reappointed as independent police monitor by the Ethics Review Board at New Orleans City Hall on July 21, 2026. Credit: Christiana Botic / Verite ...