8/ If you have tips about new ICE enforcement tactics in courts, my colleagues and I want to hear from you. Reach out to me on Signal (tilleckert.90) or via propublica.org/tips.

Incumbents don’t show at council forum on Entergy, Delta Utilities regulation JP Morrell, the council utilities chair who is seeking reelection to his at-large seat, said he was concerned that one of the organizers was biased.

My wife picked up some posthumously published Kurt Vonnegut short story collection. She insisted I read this one for some reason.

Turns out I might be a little tightly wound.

They installed a new play structure over at the Willow School.

Tire blew out while I had one kid in the car and was on the way to get the other. Then the jack broke while I was changing it. (I had another, luckily.) It was very frustrating. And the whole neighborhood where I was temporarily stuck got to hear just how frustrating it was.

A lack of communication with the public and miscommunication among city officials has led to many New Orleanians not knowing which candidates will on their ballots in this October's election. More @veritenews.org. veritenews.org/2025/09/16/r...

If your New Orleans City Council district is changing next year, you're going to be voting this fall in your *new* district, not your current one. Seems there was some confusion about this in City Hall, which might explain why there wasn't any city-led voter education campaign.

"Early childcare providers continue to face low pay and longer hours than K-12 educators." www.wwno.org/show/louisia... Look, ECE workers are criminally underpaid. No argument there. But this comparison is based on the hours that salaried K-12 teachers work *on paper* not in reality.

I’ve been seeing these adds for a week or two. They reminded me of something, but I couldn’t put my finger on it until this morning.

Since Jan., @veritenews.org has been exploring the loss that New Orleanians experienced during Katrina and the aftermath in the series “What Was Lost.” Now, in partnership with WWNO and WRKF, we have turned “What Was Lost” into a 5-part podcast. shorturl.at/JXY6v

Such an incredibly well-written story by Michelle Liu and Safura Syed for @veritenews.org More than 7k New Orleans teachers and support staff lost their jobs under a post-Katrina education overhaul — and became part of a narrative they couldn’t control. shorturl.at/0HUgr

‘They broke us down’: New Orleans teachers, fired after Katrina, reflect on lives upended More than 7,000 New Orleans public school teachers and support staff lost their jobs under a post-Katrina education overhaul — and became part of a narrative they couldn’t control.

Here's what I get when I search "Lloyd Gray" in docketmaster, the records database for Orleans Parish criminal court. His case — while admittedly 45 years old — was in court *yesterday*.

This is part of a @veritenews.org and @propublica.org series examining Louisiana's shift back to a "tough-on-crime" approach to criminal justice under Gov. Jeff Landry — the same approach that made it the most incarcerated state in the country. Read the full series: veritenews.org/criminal-jus...

A really important story about justice and injustice.

In 1980, a 19-year-old Black man was sentenced to life in prison — despite the jury being split along racial lines. “I knew that my voice would not matter,” said one of the only two Black jurors. “I cannot believe that Lloyd Gray is still in prison.” veritenews.org/2025/08/25/l...

Story by @richardawebster.bsky.social for Verite News and @propublica.org.

In 1980, a 19-year-old Black man was sentenced to life in prison — despite the jury being split along racial lines. “I knew that my voice would not matter,” said one of the only two Black jurors. “I cannot believe that Lloyd Gray is still in prison.” veritenews.org/2025/08/25/l...

Thread by investigative reporter @richardawebster.bsky.social on his latest for @veritenews.org and @propublica.org.

1. Five years ago, the Supreme Court decided that non-unanimous jury verdicts are unconstitutional. But for this Louisiana prisoner — and hundreds of others — tough-on-crime leaders in the state have ensured that doesn’t change anything. 🧵 veritenews.org/2025/08/25/l...

NEW: Five years ago, the Supreme Court decided that non-unanimous jury verdicts are unconstitutional. But for this Louisiana prisoner — and hundreds of others — “tough on crime” state leaders have ensured that doesn’t change anything. By @richardawebster.bsky.social‬ @veritenews.org‬

Must-read story out of Louisiana. An Unconstitutional “Jim Crow Jury” Sent Him to Prison for Life. A New Law Aims to Keep Him There. @richardawebster.bsky.social @veritenews.org

This Louisiana prisoner — & 1,000+ others like him — remain in prison despite split jury convictions that SCOTUS has ruled unconstitutional. MUST READ @richardawebster.bsky.social’s latest in his series about Gov. Jeff Landry’s criminal justice rollbacks www.propublica.org/article/loui...

Read the full series — "Criminal Justice Rollback" — by @richardawebster.bsky.social for @veritenews.org and @propublica.org veritenews.org/criminal-jus...

An unconstitutional ‘Jim Crow jury’ sent him to prison for life. A new law aims to keep him there. Five years ago, the Supreme Court decided that nonunanimous jury verdicts are unconstitutional. But for Lloyd Gray — and hundreds of other Louisiana prisoners — “tough on crime” state leaders have…

By @richardawebster.bsky.social for @veritenews.org and @propublica.org

If Lloyd Gray's trial happened today, the 10-2 jury vote wouldn't be a conviction. But 5 years after the Supreme Court ruled split verdicts unconstitutional, he and more than 1,000 others convicted by them are still in prison. And the state intends to keep them there. veritenews.org/2025/08/25/l...

My sweat soaked through my shirt in the form of a crucifix, so God is either warning me about the heat or trying to kill me in it. Neither would surprise me.

Can’t preempt the local news broadcast for anything, I guess.

1. A three-member panel of Louisiana’s parole board granted medical release to Kentrell Parker, a quadriplegic prisoner who is currently suing the state over health care conditions at Angola Prison. @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/08/13/l...

Last year, we reported on how Louisiana's plan to lock people up longer would imperil its sickest inmates, including Kentrell Parker, who is paralyzed from the neck down. Read @richardawebster.bsky.social's original story:

Excellent reporting by Verite's Bobbi-Jeanne Misick and Kat Stromquist of the Gulf States Newsroom.

This was probably the most interesting fact-check I've ever done.

The site loads very slowly, so this extra step is that much more annoying. Why is it there? Of course I want to go to my account. Why else would I be logged into my electric company's website? It just makes the already unpleasant task of paying my bill slightly more unpleasant.

1—Longtime death row prisoner Jimmie Duncan, whose 27-year-old murder conviction was vacated this spring, will have to wait a few more days to find out if he will be able to walk out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. THREAD

New story from investigative reporter Rich Webster. veritenews.org/2025/07/25/d...

2—In 2022, Arnold sued Alvarado and Sheriff Joe Lopinto, claiming the dept attempted to cover-up the deputy’s use of excessive force. This March, the case went to trial. Lopinto agreed to the financial settlement, though he denied any wrongdoing. veritenews.org/2025/07/23/l...

Read Rich Webster's latest on @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/07/23/l...

Even if you were an expert driver —you’re not— the streets of New Orleans are not controlled sites like a proving ground or movie set. Not even trained stunt drivers—which you, again, are not —can predict how regular drivers will react. This message is for ~10% of Crescent City Connection drivers.

Well done @veritenews.org!

I had never heard of a “camp host” before. www.nola.com/news/katrina...

I am Articgon.

One thing I’ve learned on this trip is we are paying way more to park than many similarly sized cities around the country, both street and lot. And the two-hour limit on meters we have is not exactly universal.

Meep meep.

Does any hotel in this country have quiet door latches? We have four people with four different sleep schedules staying in the same room. It would be nice to sneak out for breakfast without the shotgun blast.

I have finally left Nevada.

Welp, turns out it’s not fixed and I’m still trapped in Reno.

The good news about this unplanned side trip is we got to see the sign.