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What to know about the controversy over a cancelled grain terminal in Louisiana’s cancer alley

August 19, 2024
By Jack Brook
The Associated Press/Report for America

A prison guard rides a horse alongside prisoners as they return from farm work detail at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, on Aug. 18, 2011. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Jackson issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday, July 3, 2024, giving the state department of corrections seven days to provide a plan to improve conditions on the so-called Farm Line at Louisiana State Penitentiary, otherwise known as Angola. Photo credit: Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press

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As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields

July 5, 2024
By The Associated Press
NABJ Black News & Views

Maison Creole, the first Black history museum in Lafayette, Louisiana, has been instrumental in making sure the community’s oral history is shared with StoryCorps, the national nonprofit that collects Americans’ accounts of life. Photo credit: Quinn Foster, NABJ Black News & Views

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As 2023 comes to a close, Louisiana community shares oral histories with national project

December 21, 2023
By Quinn Foster
NABJ Black News & Views

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A sheriff in Louisiana has been destroying records of deputies’ alleged misconduct for years

January 17, 2023
By PROPUBLICA
NABJ Black News & Views

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Louisiana

What to know about the controversy over a cancelled grain terminal in Louisiana’s cancer alley

As temperatures soar, judge tells Louisiana to help protect prisoners working in fields

As 2023 comes to a close, Louisiana community shares oral histories with national project

A sheriff in Louisiana has been destroying records of deputies’ alleged misconduct for years

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