"Katrina forced us to play a new tune, to begin a new life song. We had to replace our characteristic resistance to change by ...

Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has been dramatic change in the public defender office.

With New Orleans under water, people incarcerated there were bused out to detention facilities across the South. Their records didn't go with them, massively complicating their legal cases.

It's back to school in New Orleans! The new year brings new state standards for schools, a focus on absenteeism, enrollment ...