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Company has a recent history of contaminating nearby waterways with heavy metals, but has yet to face any consequences. Written and posted to the LA Illuminator by Wesley Muller - July 18, 2025 5:00 am State environmental regulators have discovered more pollution discharges from the waste containment lakes at the Atlantic Alumina facility near Gramercy, just months after citing the refinery for spewing toxic waste containing arsenic, cadmium, chromium and other heavy metals into state waters. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality conducted a compliance evaluation May 29 at Atlantic Alumina, also known as Atalco, and documented nine violations at…
Despite being caught in a 2021 video ripping out Shantel Arnold’s hair, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Julio Alvarado failed to report the incident. By: Richard A. Webster, Verite - July 23, 2025 2:25 pm Louisiana passed a new police accountability law following allegations of civil rights violations against a sheriff’s deputy caught on video dragging a Black woman by her hair and slamming her head into the ground. The woman, Shantel Arnold, sued the deputy and the sheriff, accusing the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office of conspiring to cover up the 2021 assault. The Sheriff’s Office agreed in March to pay…
Threads in a Larger Fabric ponders on the circumstance surrounding the death of reporter Adan Manzano in a Kenner hotel room. It possibly has raised uncomfortable questions about Louisiana’s justice system and its ability to deter repeat offenders. Prosecutors allege that Danette Colbert, a woman with a long history of fraud and theft, drugged Manzano before stealing his belongings, continuing what authorities describe as a years-long pattern of similar crimes. Critics have pointed to Judge Nandi Campbell’s courtroom, where high acquittal rates and probationary sentences have fueled debate over judicial discretion. Yet the question remains complex: could a more by-the-book…
What's "Charlie’s Law" in Louisiana About and where did it originate? This post explores how a deeply personal tragedy ignited systemic change in child safety oversight. It traces the bill’s path through the legislature, spotlights the voices who propelled it forward, and the community response. At the heart of Charlie’s Law was a heartbreaking case in Jefferson Parish: a three‑year‑old was sexually harmed by a classmate at an unlicensed private early learning center. Her parents—especially her father, a National Guard member—revealed an agonizing vacancy of responsibility when the Sheriff’s Office and Department of Children and Family Services each declined to…
New Louisiana Drone Laws: Statutes, Penalties, and Restrictions and local drone rules in Louisiana operate under a complex interplay between federal authority, statewide preemption, and targeted local restrictions—a dynamic that shapes where and how drones may legally fly. Although the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) governs national airspace, Louisiana statutes like Senate Bill 69 (2017) affirm that the state retains exclusive jurisdiction over unmanned aircraft regulation, effectively nullifying any contradictory local ordinances Check out all new and updated laws for Louisiana in 2025 that went into effect August 1, 2025 here. Unlawful Use of an Unmanned Aircraft System Key State Statutes:…
A Time Capsule of Style and Change Louisiana in the 1920s and the fashion of the 1920s mirrored national trends, with flapper dresses, straw hats, and pinstripe suits making their way from department stores to Southern streets. Jazz culture and Harlem Renaissance influences permeated the state's creative scene. At the same time, Louisiana held tightly to its unique cultural blend—French, Spanish, African, and Native traditions all coexisted in a vibrant mix. Through photography and early film, we see this cultural crossroads unfold frame by frame—a true time machine into a decade of transformation. c. 1929 NEW IBERIA ARABI OUACHITA c.…
