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Richard A. Webster

@richardawebster

Senior reporter @veritenewsnola, ProPublica Local Reporting Network, former Times-Picayune investigative team, rawwriting.com, [email protected]

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Nazi fired for racist tirade in New Orleans’ French Quarter | The Latest | Gambit Weekly | nola.com nola.com/gambit/news/th…

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Listen to legendary New Orleans environmental reporter Mark Schleifstein discuss the precious items he lost during Hurricane Katrina. Verite Tristan Baurick veritenews.org/2025/04/28/wha…

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Kermit Ruffins, owner of Kermit’s Tremé Mother-in-Law Lounge, is stepping down from managing the iconic New Orleans jazz bar. His final day running the bar was Tuesday (May 6). Verite veritenews.org/2025/05/07/ker…

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A Louisiana committee shelved a bill that would have made it illegal to “intentionally” expose another person to an “incurable” STD after steep concerns that criminalization could worsen the state’s proliferating STD rates. Verite Halle Parker shorturl.at/im5VB

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So proud of Henrick Karoliszyn for spotlighting an important issue for an often ignored group of journalists. Please read this story that does an amazing job detailing all of the hard work and effort he has put into this project. Henrick Karoliszyn dworakpeck.usc.edu/news/uncoverin…

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A new survey commissioned by a New Orleans nonprofit group found that 53% of residents would support a stormwater fee aimed at improving the city’s often overwhelmed flood protection and drainage systems. Tristan Baurick Verite shorturl.at/ZIyDT

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The Louisiana State Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve Senate Bill 15, which would authorize prison sentences of up to 10 years for local officials who do not fully and proactively assist with immigration enforcement. Bobbi-Jeanne Misick Verite shorturl.at/rliC7

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Low-income residents in New Orleans might not be able to cool their homes during the hottest months following the end of a state-led energy efficiency program and mass layoffs at a federal agency that provides electric bill assistance. Verite shorturl.at/T4XSM

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Sheriff Susan Hutson blamed structural problems and the “intentional wrongdoing” of an employee for a recent jailbreak during Tuesday's council meeting. "The conditions that made it possible are not new,” Hutson said. katie jane fernelius Verite shorturl.at/hGfLp

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New Orleans street performers have spent years fighting to keep the Royal Street pedestrian mall open. Now, the city is once again considering whether to shut it down in the wake of the New Year's Day terror attack. From Verite veritenews.org/2025/05/21/roy…

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Relatively few people understand the enormity of New Orleans’ involvement in the slave trade, which helped build generational wealth for white residents and made the city the most financially powerful and influential in the South. Verite shorturl.at/t2xSr

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Trump plan to shut down chemical safety watchdog could mean ‘more explosions, more deaths’ in Cancer Alley Tristan Baurick Verite veritenews.org/2025/06/13/tru…

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Read this incredible firsthand account by Halle Parker who was on a ride-along as NOLA EMTs respond to Walmart incident in which officer injured, suspect killed. Verite veritenews.org/2025/06/06/new…

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What do big artists, including hometown hero Lil Wayne, skip New Orleans when touring? Great story by Jasmine Robinson for Verite veritenews.org/2025/06/16/lil…

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Tulane is no longer pursuing disciplinary action against 7 students who were facing consequences for an off-campus protest advocating for Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil to be released from immigration detention in Louisiana. Verite veritenews.org/2025/06/30/tul…