Scoop from James Finn: Louisiana is in talks to open an immigration jail inside of Angola, sources say. Plan is to use an unused wing of the massive prison complex, possibly camp J, to house immigrants. State closed camp J years ago w/ safety concerns nola.com/news/politics/…

Louisiana officials in talks with Trump to open a federal immigration jail inside Angola, the nation's largest state-run penitentiary, to help meet demands of the president's crackdown by outsourcing operations to conservative states, James Finn reports. nola.com/news/politics/…

SCOOP: Tulsi Gabbard overrode CIA officials’ concerns over possible revelation of top-secret sources/methods in push to release lightly redacted classified (and highly politicized) House intel report on Russian 2016 election meddling By Warren Strobel From wapo.st/3Hmq8nl

DHS has reassigned more than 100 FEMA employees over to ICE to help vet and process new hires for the government’s mass deportation initiative. wapo.st/41gHedp

There has certainly been an increase in vertical video, particularly these walk and talk-style pieces, in New Orleans' campaigns since Mamdani's victory

NEW: Louisiana has agreed to pay $9 million to settle a lawsuit by man shot in the back and paralyzed by a LA State Police trooper in 2018, one of the largest such payouts in state history apnews.com/article/louisi…

New Orleans local media news: skooks has launched a Substack, and it's worth reading skooks.substack.com/p/ban-mayors-2…

The quote is: "We know that access to our democracy is tenuous." Very different sentence/point.

I’m in arrears on clouds ⁦James Finn⁩

Oregon is, in fact, not shit. It has the world's best bar food scene, a majestic coast, and Autzen Stadium.

We've waved goodbye to some tremendously beloved colleagues, but those of us Post Local are working hard to document and illuminate this moment. Grateful to be among the city's small-but-mighty press corps. Check out this thread for a sample of outlets and folks to follow.

Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell after years-long investigation nola.com/news/politics/… via James Finn

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been indicted on federal charges after a yearslong investigation into corruption, James Finn reports nola.com/news/politics/…

BAM! Federal grand jury returns criminal indictment of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, capping a years-long corruption probe that has overshadowed the mayor's second term. No details or copy of indictment were immediately released, James Finn reports. nola.com/news/politics/…

Today's Times-Picayune NOLA.com

Story: LaToya Cantrell rejected warnings about relationship with bodyguard years before indictment nola.com/news/politics/… via @nolanews

"Please don’t do in the news nothing about me" is an instant meme thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/win…

Did you resettle in Houston after Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago?? The Houston Chronicle wants to hear your story! houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

the reporting in question wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-a…

BREAKING: FBI searches the home of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton as part of classified documents investigation, an AP source says. apnews.com/live/donald-tr…