By KELLY P. KISSEL | Metro editor Bad things happen when you try to work too fast. Try this newsletter, which isn't a repeat of yesterday's. (Though yesterday's was really good.) -- Decades of broken promises have contributed to deep problems within Louisiana's juvenile justice system. We take a look at the pledges that were made years ago, and what happened after state officials said they wanted to change what was regarded as a brutal system into one focused on rehabilitation. How decades of broken promises led to Louisiana's deepening youth prison crisis Louisiana's youth prison woes in 3 charts: Less money, fewer staff, more problems Louisiana's youth prison crisis, explained: What went wrong, how we got here, what's being done Should St. James Parish allow construction of a solar farm near the Mississippi River? Or should the property be set aside for bigger developments in Louisiana's chemical corridor? Parish leaders are worried the solar farm might not produce enough jobs, and that industrial development is the better option. Do "older men treat you better?" Trina Edwards thinks so. See what happened during a sit-down interview over lunch. |