
Jeff Adelson
@jadelson
Politics, drains and data: three things that work best when clean. Staff writer for The Times-Picayune and The Advocate. Reach me at [email protected]
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TODAY: Louisiana lawmakers will debate a bill that seeks to gut the state’s public records laws by barring “deliberative” government records from public access at all levels of government. Critics call it “extremely alarming” #lalege #lagov nola.com/news/politics/… via @nolanews


Louisiana people, I'd love to hear your stories of how you've used public records. My DM's are open or you can email me at [email protected].


Thanks, KSJ at MIT! Honored to see Jeff Adelson's and my work listed among such outstanding journalism. Credit also to Chris Granger & Dan Swenson for the awesome visuals.



Is Jeff Landry about to politicize flood protection in New Orleans? Another important scoop from Mark Schleifstein nola.com/news/environme…


Please send us your memories and stories about Smiley Anders so we can fashion a tribute to the man who kept us entertained for 50 years. You can send your memories to [email protected].



Habitat for Humanity forced to foreclose on N.O.-area homeowners who can't make insurance payments. More than 100 are three months behind and at risk of losing their homes. That represents nearly 15% of all Habitat homes in the area. By Sophie Kasakove nola.com/news/politics/…

Louisiana ranks 48th for child well-being. -nearly half of Louisiana's children have had an adverse childhood experience, or ACE, from '21-'22 -- things like domestic violence, seeing a family member die, natural disasters More from Elyse Carmosino theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/ne…


Exactly how bad is New Orleans' dysfunction? Here, it takes almost a year for a pothole to be filled. In Memphis, it's about 5 days. This, and more eye-popping data from Joseph Cranney on the disheartening backlog of maintenance. nola.com/news/politics/…


