Louisiana Doctors Drafting Guidelines on Access to Critical Care During a Disaster
This story was co-published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune
Louisiana health professionals are developing guidelines that specif … more…
No Train From Baton Rouge to Bourbon Street
Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage:
The race has begun for high-speed rail dollars. States applied for billions of dollars in … more…
16 Cattle Drop Dead Near Mysterious Fluid at Gas Drilling Site
ProPublica has been reporting for months about how natural gas drilling is affecting the environment, but of all the causes for co … more…
FBI Opens Inquiry Into Death of Henry Glover
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is examining whether civil rights laws were violated in the case of Henry Glover, a New Orleans r … more…
Answers to Your Post-Katrina Violence Questions
You have questions about post-Katrina violence. We have answers.
The ProPublica/Nation investigation of violence in the aftermath o … more…
Questions About Post-Katrina Vigilante Violence?
The ProPublica/Nation probe of violence in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has sparked intense discussions on a slew of blogs and … more…
Update: New Orleans Police ‘Looking Into’ Katrina Vigilantism
New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren J. Riley on Wednesday announced that he is investigating alleged crimes reported in a story … more…
Post-Katrina, White Vigilantes Shot African-Americans With Impunity
Update: New Orleans' Police Superintendent Warren J. Riley has said the police will "look into" the incidents detailed … more…
Body of Evidence
In September 2005, roughly a week after Hurricane Katrina ripped into the Gulf Coast, a group of New Orleans police officers discover … more…
Judiciary Committee Votes to Start Impeachment Investigation of Federal Judge
The House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously today for a task force to investigate whether to impeach Judge Thomas Porteous, who s … more…
Judge Who Faces Impeachment Took Cash, Gifts From Lawyers With Pending Cases
Sept. 17: This post has been updated.
As Hurricane Ike barreled down on south Texas and revelations came to light about sex, cocain … more…
Louisiana Hospitals Learning Lessons From Hurricane Gustav
As Hurricane Gustav approached the southern Louisiana coastline last weekend, an estimated 10,000 hospital, nursing home and home-bas … more…
In the Eye of the Storm
Editor's note: This story was originally published Tuesday on Salon.
When residents of New Orleans began drowning three years ago, … more…
Is New Orleans Ready for Another Hurricane?
After hitting Haiti, where the death toll has hit 51, now-Hurricane Gustav is moving northwest, it is expected to pass over Cuba and … more…
July 21, 2009
Several Louisiana Hurricane Projects Lag Rick Jervis, USA Today, July 21, 2009
July 20, 2009
Highway Spending Isn’t the Stimulus It Was Envisioned to Be Don Lee, LA Times, July 20, 2009
June 29, 2009
Thousands Still in FEMA Trailers Rick Jervis, Thousands Still in FEMA Trailers , June 29, 2009
June 10, 2009
Feds Say LA Pol Used Bribes to Pay Kids’ Tuition The Times-Picayune, June 10, 2009
May 06, 2009
Post-Katrina Trailer Residents Fearful as Eviction Day Looms Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times, May 06, 2009
April 17, 2009
Security on governor’s travels costs La. taxpayers Melinda Deslatte , AP, April 17, 2009
© Copyright 2010 Pro Publica Inc.
FREE REPRINTS
Unless otherwise noted, you can republish our articles and graphics (but not our photographs) for free. You just have to credit us and link to us, and you can’t edit our material or sell it separately. (We're licensed under Creative Commons, which provides the legal details.)