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Environmental activist arrested during French Quarter Fest

Longtime environmental activist Luke Fontana was arrested by New Orleans police Friday (April 13) during the French Quarter Festival. The 78-year-old president of Save Our Wetlands Inc. said he was ... read more

Preachers arrested during New Orleans gay pride party plan to sue for right to protest

NEW ORLEANS — Nine preachers and activists who were arrested on Sept. 1 after they allegedly yelled slurs during the Southern Decadence gay pride festival plan to sue ... in the city’s storied French ... read more

When covering up a crime takes precedence over human health: BP's toxic Gulf Coast legacy

Over the next 87 days, it gushed at least 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, creating the worst human-made environmental disaster ... oil fouled the Mississippi River during the ... read more

How Atlanta Is Turning Ex-Cons Into Urban Farmers

To pay her bills, she picked up shifts at Mr. B’s Bistro, a well-known Creole restaurant located in the French Quarter. In the mid-2000s ... with seminars from food industry experts, environmental ... read more

The best college parties in America

We thank the ingenuity of 20-somethings, Greek-lifers, and centuries of manboys for paving the way for these, the best college parties in the nation ... all marauding around the French Quarter to ... read more

Trump inauguration protest damages parts of downtown Washington

Scores were arrested for trashing property and attacking officers. Officers arrested 217 protesters, CBS affiliate WUSA report s. Six police officers were hurt during the protests ... protesters going ... read more

A Divided Neighborhood Comes Together under an Elevated Expressway

Whenever social aid and pleasure clubs pass underneath the highway, during funerals or Sunday-afternoon second ... Since Tremé is bounded by the French Quarter on the side closest to the Mississippi ... read more

Former Six Flags park in New Orleans East to be appraised

Two developers and a local community activist pitched proposals to: -- Give control of the site to a company led by local businessman Frank Scurlock -- whose family invented the inflatable bounce ... read more

The Latest: NY students wage climate protests, some arrests

A police spokesman said there were arrests ... capital's government quarter, stopping in front of Chancellor Angela Merkel's office. The rally was part of protests by students demanding more action ... read more

Running of Bulls Is Risky, but Liability Is Low

The Cave Creek event, for which participants will be charged $25, has raised the ire of animal rights activists despite assurances that the bulls will not be killed as they are during Pamplona’s ... read more

The Latest: 16 arrested at NYC student climate protest

BERLIN — The Latest on global climate protests by students (all times local): 4 a.m. Police say 16 people have been arrested for blocking traffic during ... activists for being too business-friendly ... read more