One in a Million
From prison to the classroom: a former Panther’s tale of trauma and redemption
Treating Trauma
Rates of PTSD soar among Central City children, yet state budget cuts prevent access to mental healthcare
Science of Trauma
How exposure to violence can be toxic to the brain and body
The 28
A football coach haunted by the deaths of 28 former players fights to save the next generation
Malachi’s Story
'He was showing the same symptoms as somebody that was in the middle of a war'
‘Last line of defense’: Inmates seek to keep their kids out of prison
All of the 50 men in this classroom have broken the law. Some have killed a person and likely will never leave Louisiana's state penitentiary in Angola.
Families spend millions on phone calls from Louisiana inmates
The Richardson children tell their father about their lives 15 minutes at a time.
Prison visits crucial, but miles and money separate families
Sitting at a short blue table in a kid-sized yellow chair, 8-year-old Jonathan Guillory Jr. colors Care Bears drawings, his head tilted in concentration. Across the table, his father, Jonathan
Children of incarcerated parents are forgotten victims
They have done no wrong, committed no crimes, yet thousands of children in Louisiana are being punished for their parents' mistakes.
New Orleans public housing remade after Katrina. Is it working?
Eight years later, as the city approaches the 10th anniversary of the storm, the massive brick buildings that made up the old housing developments are all but gone, replaced with the multicolored pastel houses and fourplexes of Marrero Commons, Columbia Parc, Faubourg Lafitte and Harmony Oaks, among others.
In the era of social media, Tulane Avenue’s streetwalkers are a relic of the past
When asked what she did for a living, after making sure she wasn't talking to a "cop," the dancing girl said for $50 she would do "everything."
New Orleans’ Tulane Avenue real estate market heating up, but not as fast as some expected
Once a vibrant thoroughfare that slowly fell into economic despair, Tulane Avenue could be on the cusp of a renaissance fueled by the construction of the $2 billion medical complex
Even as new Mid-City hospitals rise, Tulane Avenue’s past hinders its renaissance
The Pitards spent the mornings during their first year in business cleaning up syringes, used condoms and human feces left behind their restaurant, chased sex workers away throughout the day and worried every night that perhaps they made a terrible mistake.
A one-night stay at the Capri Motel: ‘It’s a rowdy crowd sometimes.’
"People opening my door, trying to coerce me into buying their crack and drugged-up women. Each night I was awakened to screaming and yelling. The rooms smell like death and to top it all, there were syringes in the desk drawer. Overall, if you stay here after reading this, then there is no hope for you."
Advocates push for stronger tenant laws, enforcement in Louisiana
Renters who run into conflicts with landlords in Louisiana have few rights to invoke and face an eviction process that moves at a speed unheard of in other states, housing advocates say.