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🌱Louisiana Prisons Investigation+ Mayor Cantrell Visits White House

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Shannon Denney, Neighbor
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Hello, neighbors. It's Friday in New Orleans and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in our community, including news about:

  • Louisiana prisons chronically keep inmates past their release dates
  • Two shootings minutes apart on Wednesday
  • Mayor LaToya Cantrell visits the White House

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 57 Low: 43.

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Here are the top stories today in New Orleans:

  1. On Wednesday, the Justice Department released its results from a yearlong investigation into the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, which is in charge of the state's jails and prisons, revealing that the state is "deliberately indifferent" about keeping inmates past their release date, and has known about the problem for a decade. Louisiana officials are now cooperating with the Justice Department to try and fix the system. (New York Times)
  2. Two people were shot in two separate shootings just a few minutes apart on Wednesday. The first shooting took place in the Lower Ninth on Marais Street around 4 p.m. The male victim was shot in the chest and died at the hospital. The second shooting took place in Treme just a few minutes after. A man was shot in the groin on Dumaine Street. (WDSU New Orleans)
  3. Mayor LaToya Cantrell arrived at the White House on Thursday morning to ask for federal help combatting crime in New Orleans. She is expected to request assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Surgeon General and the U.S. Marshalls. (WDSU)

Today in New Orleans:

  • Preserving New Orleans' Future lecture series (8:30 AM)
  • Kris Tokarski Trio at the New Orleans Jazz National Park (2:00 PM)
  • Parasols on Parade at Stella Jones Gallery (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • The New Orleans Business Alliance: is going live for a panel discussion on the state of the New Orleans economy at 2:15 p.m. on WBOK 1230AM's Facebook page or NOBA's YouTube channel. (New Orleans Business Alliance via Facebook)
  • Upturn Arts is hosting their Mardi Gras costume sale on Jan. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon at 1115 Louisiana Ave.! (Upturn Arts via Facebook)
  • Get ready for the 2023 Zulu Coronation Ball which will be held on Feb. 17 at the New Orleans Earnest N. Morial Convention Center. (Eventbrite)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! See you all tomorrow for your next update.

— Shannon Denney

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