1. Louisiana prosecutor Hugo Holland has had a career mired in controversy: concealed evidence, alleged racism, false paperwork. He once compared a mentally disabled Black teen to a dog during a death penalty case and told the jury to “get rid of it.” 🧵 from @veritenews.org @propublica.org

From @veritenews.org Wilmer Guevara Brito was in the country on a humanitarian parole program that covered hundreds of thousands of immigrants. But Trump pulled the plug on it last year. And Guevara Brito was picked up during operation Catahoula Crunch. veritenews.org/2026/02/27/c...

Because of contract disputes, cost and legislative hurdles, it will likely take years before the remainder of the city’s tens of thousands of lead pipes are replaced. from @veritenews.org @halleparker.bsky.social veritenews.org/2026/02/19/e...

@veritenews features famed Edna Karr band as it prepares for Mardi Gras veritenews.org/2026/02/16/e...

The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a “racist.” veritenews.org/2026/02/05/m...

@veritenews.org @tristanbaurick.bsky.social @halleparker.bsky.social tested lead levels at more than 80 New Orleans parks. Even trace amounts of the toxic metal can cause learning problems and behavioral issues in children. Read the results here: veritenews.org/2026/02/05/p...

Vital local reporting: Louisiana Paroles Its Lowest Number of Prisoners in 20 Years Under Gov. Jeff Landry, by @richardawebster.bsky.social @veritenews.org

1--Louisiana’s parole board freed 185 prisoners during Gov. Jeff Landry’s tenure, down from 858 in the two years before he took office, according to an analysis by @veritenews.org and @propublica.org . THREAD

Important story from @tristanbaurick.bsky.social @veritenews.org In Louisiana and Mississippi, people living near wood-pellet mills say they’re getting sick. veritenews.org/2026/01/23/d...

Jimmie Duncan walked out of the Ouachita Parish jail last week and into the arms of his parents after spending 27 years on death row. But Duncan’s journey to freedom is far from over. Prosecutors want to reinstate his death sentence. @propublica.org @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/12/03/j...

They left Honduras to save their daughters’ lives. Now they must return to stay together as U.S. Border Patrol agents prepare for Louisiana surge. @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/11/28/i...

1. Louisiana’s governor eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those arrested before. Then he tossed those rules aside for one group: undocumented immigrants. Why? To have them deported. @veritenews.org @propublica.org

After more than 25 years on death row, Jimmie Duncan inched one step closer to freedom Friday when Judge Alvin Sharp in Ouachita Parish granted him bail, setting it at $150,000. @veritenews.org @propublica.org veritenews.org/2025/11/21/j...

Join @veritenews.org tomorrow for an off-the-record conversation about our city, our coverage, and the people behind both. Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. at The Tchoup Yard, 405 Third St., New Orleans. www.eventbrite.com/e/off-the-re...

A Louisiana judge ruled Thursday that a hearing will be held to consider whether a swastika drawn on Lloyd Gray's DA file infected his case with racial bias. @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/10/30/l...

In this incredible piece for @newsweek.com , Henrick Karoliszyn details his own experience as a crime reporter to highlight the need for mental health care services among journalists, and freelancers in particular. Please read and share. www.newsweek.com/crime-report...

Deep South Today to launch regional investigative reporting center in collaboration with The New York Times The Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center, a new partnership with The New York Times, will launch in early 2026.

Exciting news for @veritenews.org @deepsouthtoday.org : The Current, a nonprofit news organization serving Lafayette and South Louisiana, is joining Deep South Today, a nonprofit network of local newsrooms that serves communities in Louisiana and Mississippi. veritenews.org/2025/09/09/t...

@veritenews.org L. Kasimu Harris discusses his photo series “Vanishing Black Bars and Lounges," and the reasons why these important institutions in Black communities are disappearing. veritenews.org/2025/09/08/k...

More than a month after a court heard La. death row inmate Jimmie Duncan's bail request, he remains in prison as prosecutors seeks to have his death sentence reinstated. Earlier this year a judge ruled that he was factually innocent. @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/09/01/j...

Immigrants helped rebuild New Orleans, then they set down roots. Under Trump, some worry they’ll be forced to leave. Katrina brought an influx of Latin American immigrants, often undocumented, seeking work in the city. Many stayed, opening businesses and building communities here.

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

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

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

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...

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

1—In 2021, Jefferson Parish Deputy Julio Alvarado was caught on video dragging Shantel Arnold, a Black woman, by her hair and slamming her head into the ground. Four years later, that incident has resulted in a $300,000 settlement and a new police accountability law. THREAD

The Canal Street Ferry: One month into a Regional Transit Authority pilot program that extended the hours of the ferry until just past midnight, riders have positive feedback. Story by Aliana Mediratta, Photos by Christiana Botic, from @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/07/17/c...

A must read story about Louisiana's HIV exposure law from ‪@halleparker.bsky.social‬ and @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/07/18/l...

A controversial state law that creates criminal penalties for law enforcement officers who do not cooperate with federal immigration investigations is set to go into effect, putting the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office in a legal quagmire. @veritenews.org shorturl.at/WTagu

Tulane is no longer pursuing disciplinary action against 7 students who were facing consequences for an off-campus protest advocating for Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil to be released from immigration detention in Louisiana. @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/06/30/t...

Prosecutors have asked an appeals court to reinstate the death sentence of Jimmie Duncan, whose 1998 murder conviction was vacated in April after his attorneys argued that it was based in part on shoddy bite mark evidence. @veritenews.org @propublica.org veritenews.org/2025/06/18/l...

Why do big artists, like hometown hero Lil Wayne, skip New Orleans when touring? Great story by Jasmine Robinson for @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/06/16/l...

Read this incredible firsthand account by ‪@halleparker.bsky.social‬ who was on a ride-along as NOLA EMTs respond to Walmart incident in which officer injured, suspect killed. @veritenewsnola veritenews.org/2025/06/06/n...

Trump plan to shut down chemical safety watchdog could mean ‘more explosions, more deaths’ in Cancer Alley @tristanbaurick @veritenewsnola veritenews.org/2025/06/13/t...

Relatively few people understand the enormity of New Orleans’ involvement in the slave trade, which helped build generational wealth for white residents and made the city the most financially powerful and influential in the South. @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/05/29/d...

Sheriff Susan Hutson blamed structural problems and the “intentional wrongdoing” of an employee for a recent jailbreak during Tuesday's council meeting. "The conditions that made it possible are not new,” Hutson said. @kjfernelius.bsky.social @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/05/20/n...

Low-income residents in New Orleans might not be able to cool their homes during the hottest months following the end of a state-led energy efficiency program and mass layoffs at a federal agency that provides electric bill assistance. @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/05/19/t...

New Orleans street performers have spent years fighting to keep the Royal Street pedestrian mall open. Now, the city is once again considering whether to shut it down in the wake of the New Year's Day terror attack. @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/05/21/r...

1--BREAKING: A Louisiana judge nullifies the murder conviction and death sentence of Jimmie Duncan, found guilty in 1998 of killing his former girlfriend's 23-month-old daughter. From @veritenews.org @propublica.org veritenews.org/2025/04/25/j...

A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm Black people — and may even be unconstitutional.

An algorithm deemed this nearly blind 70-year-old prisoner a 'moderate risk.' Now he’s no longer eligible for parole under a new law that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. veritenews.org/2025/04/10/t... (from @richardawebster.bsky.social) #lalege

THREAD: Under a new law, thousands of prisoners in Louisiana have been cut off from ever getting a chance at parole. Why? Because an algorithm said so. 1/

An algorithm deemed a wheelchair-bound 70-year-old man a "moderate risk" – now, he's no longer eligible for parole. @richardawebster.bsky.social investigates the algorithm that now controls incarcerated Louisianans' fate i/r/t parole, @veritenews.org & @propublica.org veritenews.org/2025/04/10/t...

1–THREAD: Calvin Alexander thought he had done everything the Louisiana parole board asked of him to earn an early release from prison. He had taken anger management classes, learned a trade and enrolled in drug treatment. @veritenews.org @propublica.org

1--In 1998, Jimmie Duncan was sentenced to death in Monroe, La. for the murder of his former girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter. Key to his conviction were bite marks found on the child that allegedly matched a mold of Duncan’s teeth. A THREAD