In August 2016, when the Justice Department announced it was going to phase out private prisons, the publicly-traded prison companies' stock prices fell steeply.
GEO Group’s stock dropped by 40 percent,...
Jose Torres was suffering from a fever for 11 days in prison, but said he was denied medicine for refusing to sign his deportation papers.
Instead, he said, guards told him they were sending him to...
On Dec. 12, 2016, Jose Torres, a former detainee, sat down with The Maroon at the Congreso de Jornalieros headquarters and told the story of his journey into the United States, detailing the difficulties...
RUSSIA. RUSSIA. RUSSIA.
Turn on cable news and that’s all you’ll hear. Any time, 24/7, it’s all about how Russia “influenced” the election or even “changed the outcome.” The horror!
Well,...
On Jan. 20, the highest ranking office in the United States will shift from the reins of Barack Obama to Donald Trump.
Although this date rapidly approaches, the president-elect has yet to firmly declare...
Fiery speeches ruled the night as both supporters and opponents voiced their opinion over the development of the Bayou Bridge pipeline on Thursday, Jan. 12, in Baton Rouge.
The hearing came as a result...
Congress just got a little more Ignatian. Fully 10 percent of the 115th U.S. Congress, which convened Jan. 3, attended a Jesuit college or university, according to a press release from the Association...
With the Office of National Drug Control Policy saying more Americans die every day from drug overdose than from motor vehicle crashes, Walgreens has decided to join the fight against drug abuse. As part...
The arrival of UberEATS is being met with mixed reviews from local restaurants.
On Nov. 1, Uber added New Orleans to the long list of cities where people could get food from restaurants in their area...
Thousands gathered at Baton Rouge Metro Airport on Friday (Dec. 9) to hear President-elect Donald Trump deliver a rally on the day before the Louisiana Senate runoff.
Louisiana treasurer John Kennedy,...
Margie, a 16-year-old student at John Ehert High School in Marrero, Louisiana, immigrated with her parents to the United States from El Salvador when she was only five. She now has two siblings who were...
If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, it looks like you’re out of luck.
Or at least, that’s what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seems to suggest in its annual winter outlook.
The...
