A surge in firearm-involved violence is hitting the nation, and Alabama hasn’t been spared. What’s triggered it? Who’s behind the gun? Who are the victims? What is being done? What works? What doesn’t? Join Lagniappe in this first installment of its Triggered series as it dives into this issue with
DOWN THE DRAIN On Feb. 3, 2022, Lagniappe published documents indicating mass financial abuse by former contractors, employees and board members at the Water Works and Sewer Board of the City of Prichard. State and federal law enforcement agencies have since launched an investigation into what the board’s attorney referred
Lagniappe’s series on actions impacting the sale, distribution and farming of cannabis, hemp and CBD products
Lagniappe vs. Mack A compilation of stories about the May 12, 2017 shooting of Jonathan Victor by a deputy of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office. The stories led to a 2021 Alabama Supreme Court decision which severely restricted public access to records related to law enforcement investigations. By Gabriel Tynes
SOFT LANDINGS FOR UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA ADMINISTRATORS An investigation into the University of Alabama System and the way millions are being spent on exiting administrators and hiring their replacements. The practice not only wastes millions of university dollars on administrators who have resigned or taken lower positions, but also adds
In 1963, a group of parents filed suit to desegregate elementary and middle schools in Mobile County. The case would not be settled for 34 years and today, shows mixed results.
Sunken Treasure A reporter’s remarkable account of finding the last slave ship By Ben Raines This is the story of how I found Clotilda, the last ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States. It is a compelling tale, and even as I write these words, new chapters unfold,
If you were nosing through Baldwin County land sales records and happened across a particular sale of 247 acres of real estate near Magnolia Springs, you’d have reason to believe Oct. 28, 2005 was a very good day for Hopper Land Development South LLC.
Within the next few months, Alabama Power is expected to obtain the permits necessary to cap-in-place, or essentially bury, 21 million tons of coal ash where it currently sits alongside the Mobile River in the Tensaw Delta at the James M. Barry Steam Plant. The company has already capped, or