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Sabrina Canfield
Sabrina Canfield has been writing for Courthouse News Service since 2006. She lives in New Orleans.
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Judge yanks permit for Louisiana wetland project in victory for environmental groups
The groups said the project would introduce sediment from the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya Basin, filling vital swamp habitat and increasing flood risks.
Lawsuit brought by Black 'Cancer Alley' residents can proceed
Ruling that what appears to be discriminatory zoning in “Cancer Alley” has roots in slavery, a federal judge greenlit a landmark lawsuit seeking a moratorium on industry.
Limiting industry in reach for Black residents of 'Cancer Alley'
St. James Parish says it ushered heavy industry into two majority-Black districts because they were close to the Mississippi River — but a mostly white district nearby didn't get the same treatment.
Amid New Orleans immigration crackdown, legal advocates sue over prosecution threat
The advocacy group said it had stopped its training presentations explaining immigrants’ legal protections out of a fear it will face felony charges under a newly enacted state statute.
Rising from the water: New Orleanians tout strength, community 20 years after Katrina
Twenty years after the monster storm ravaged New Orleans, the memories of residents who lived through it remain as vivid as ever.
Fifth Circuit deems Louisiana Ten Commandments law unconstitutional
The federal appeals panel says the state’s insistence on displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools is indisputably intended for religious reasons, not historical, as it argued.
Jail maintenance worker charged with helping inmates escape
The affidavit for his arrest said one of the escapees threatened to “shank” him if he did not.
Officials double reward for 7 New Orleans inmates still on lam after jailbreak
The Louisiana governor bashed the escape as symptomatic of a struggling criminal justice system, highlighting trial delays and a lack of security.