ICE Hunts Immigrants In New Orleans

“I heard one of the agents say to another, ‘This is like going hunting.’ And the other responded, ‘Yeah, I like this shit.’”

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Due to the absence of a federal immigration policy, some cities throughout the U.S., such as New Orleans, are struggling with what some immigrant rights activists call the implementation of “race-based community immigration raids” that activists say are devastating immigrant communities nationwide. Immigrant rights activists have expressed their

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Report: Louisiana’s Anti-Drug And Prostitution Laws Fueling HIV Epidemic

Baton Rouge and New Orleans have the second and third-highest rates of new HIV infections in the U.S. and about 40 percent with HIV don’t get treatment.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Human Rights Watch is scheduled to release a report later this week detailing how laws in Louisiana that prohibit access to clean syringes and criminalize sex work has led to an “uncontrolled HIV epidemic and an extremely high AIDS death rate” in the state. The 57-page report entitled “In Harm’s Way: State Response to Sex Workers, Drug Users,

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As Gun-Crime Epidemic Plagues Cities, Legislators Fail To Act

Gun crime is causing a reign of terror in cities across America, but solutions from Congress seem to be ever elusive.

Jo Erickson
By Jo Erickson

While Congress refuses to pass gun-control legislation, gun violence in Chicago continues unabated, taking lives in clips of one, two and three at a time. Gun crime is causing a reign of terror in cities across the United States. This year alone, Chicago’s death toll for gun-related crimes currently stands at 403, with 1,650 shot and wounded.

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Tropical Storm Karen’s March To Gulf Coast Stalled

Although some residents are relieved at Tropical Storm Karen’s weakening, officials warn to remain cautious.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Karen stalled Saturday afternoon in its move toward the Gulf Coast but still threatened to bring heavy winds and high rains. Officials from Louisiana to northwest Florida acknowledged that the storm was weakening and sent some emergency workers home, but urged residents to be cautious. "The storm's weakened, and

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New Orleans Area Drinking Water Contaminated With Brain-Eating Amoeba

A four-year-old in a New Orleans-adjacent parish has died from a rare and extremely deadly amoeba, traced to the local water supply.

Mint Press News Desk
By Mint Press News Desk

Correction: This article initially referred to St. Bernard Parish, La. as a "parish of New Orleans." St. Bernard Parish is in fact a separate community bordering New Orleans to the southeast. A brain-eating amoeba responsible for the death of a 4-year-old boy was discovered in the drinking water of St. Bernard Parish, La.'s water system, prompting

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Parts Of New Orleans Struggle To Recover From Katrina

While the city as a whole is showing signs of a comeback, the details reveal that not everyone has benefited.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

Eight years ago, a Category 3 hurricane made landfall over a major American city — New Orleans. In the long, protracted recovery, the city changed and redefined itself — not so much as simply a visage of the past, but as a move forward. But, in light of a 46 percent population drop, massive damage to the city’s infrastructure and facilities, a

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