Joseph Cranney
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Investigative reporter, The Times-Picayune | @LMattersNews founder | "My journalistic range is a catalyst for change." – @blackthought
New Orleans
Joined October 2010
By the end of 2025, research shows a third of U.S. local newspapers will be closed for good. Many remaining are broke and understaffed. But local newsrooms are still a vital force for good in communities across the country. Proof, just in the last year, of what we stand to lose:.
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RT @NOLAnews: Chris Rose pens a love letter to New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina
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"The longer you live in New Orleans, the more unfit you become to live anywhere else." Here are Chris Rose's reflections on the 2005 storm that changed life as we know it.
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Great reporting from November 2005 by @GordonRussell1.
Katrina archives: Before the storm, New Orleans levee inspections only scratched the surface
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RT @NewYorker: Richard Brody reflects on why DVD owners shouldn’t throw away their collections just yet.
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Maybe don’t throw away all your DVDs just yet.
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RT @smtravis: Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub removed overnight
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“We did everything according to state law, everything was compliant,” said Patty Sheehan, the city’s first openly gay elected official. “FDOT never moves that quickly with a…
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Asked directly if she was having an affair with her bodyguard in January 2023, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said it was "bullshit," and that she was falsely accused of sleeping with someone, or other misconduct, "sometimes daily." . "So far no children or pets, thank God!"
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A dear friend is raising money to open a Queer friendly cafe in Alexandria, Virginia. It's called "Friends of Dorothy," honoring the coded language gay men used decades ago to recognize one another. She needs followers to help lure investors!
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RT @samkarlin: New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been indicted on federal charges after a yearslong investigation into corruption, @rja….
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A federal grand jury has indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
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Moody's and S&P revoked bond ratings for Louisiana's second-largest parish, meaning they can't borrow money, after officials neglected to file required audits in back-to-back years. By @Laranicholson_:
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The parish will have far more difficulty borrowing money for capital projects until it gets its financial house back in order.
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Murder cases in New Orleans are more likely to drag for 5+ years than be resolved within 1 year. One of the country's deadliest cities is also among the slowest in closing its homicides. By @jilliankramer:
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New Orleans murder cases take nearly three years, on average, to close its cases from arrest to resolution. The painstaking delays keep families of victims back to the courtroom, leading to frustra...
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We got reports that the feds say a La. police chief faked in exchange for bribes. In a town of 1,000 where the DA can't recall a felony, the chief said there were 6 armed robberies in 6 months, describing victims "in a panic and scared" and his hapless search for perpetrators.
Louisiana's immigration fraud scheme hinges on 'false' police reports. Here's an inside look.
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The closest we'll probably ever come to the full Gary Smith treatment on Embiid that I've been clamoring for for years. This is remarkable.
I wrote about Joel.
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RT @Jan_Ransom: New🚨: Rikers Island guards stood by as Michael Nieves bled out onto the floor after cutting his throat with a razor. Their….
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The New York Times has obtained video of the 2022 death of Michael Nieves, a mentally ill detainee who mortally wounded himself on Rikers Island.
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RT @brianstelter: According to a new report detailing "severe shortages" in local news, the number of journalists working in the US has dro….
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For the first time, we’ve mapped how many local journalists cover each U.S. county, revealing in stark detail the stunning collapse in local reporting. Me…
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RT @robertsnellnews: Scoop.Ex-Pistons player Malik Beasley's money problems ran so deep he pledged his current and future NBA contracts as….
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Court records reveal a long trail of money problems, including alleged debts owed to a celebrity barber, a banker, a dentist and at a building owned by Bedrock Detroit.
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RT @Laranicholson_: After Bogalusa's mayor was caught in a drug trafficking investigation, a local accountant appointed by the state took o….
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His appointment came a time when the city was still overcoming the shock of Mayor Truong's arrest stemming from a drug trafficking investigation.
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RT @rjamesfinn: NEWS: An Iranian immigrant who has lived in New Orleans for nearly 50 years was detained outside her Lakeview home Sunday,….
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Federal agents arrested an Iranian woman who has lived in the United States for more than four decades outside her Lakeview home Sunday.
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RT @aegallo: Years before 10 inmates broke out of the New Orleans jail, the sheriff eliminated a high-risk security unit. That now appears….
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Most jails segregate their most problematic detainees. The New Orleans jail abandoned that years ago.
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One of the only Katrina reforms was consolidation of a smattering of local levee boards, ending an era of politics & patronage. How's that going, 20 years later? . “I’m in the Bahamas on my big yacht. I had no clue there was a meeting.". By @alexlubben:.
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Tensions at the New Orleans flood protection board erupted into shouting, accusations of corruption, and a near physical fight between board members. Hurricane season started June 1.
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Read Jennifer's book.
Today is the 10th anniversary of the Emanuel AME Church massacre, a racist attack that killed 9 innocent people at their Bible study. An assault like this harms so many. It also leaves many lessons to be learned, if we are willing to learn them.
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