Louisiana needs a watchdog. Why?
- The state is consistently ranked No. 1 for public corruption.
- The number of journalists working in Louisiana has dropped precipitously in the last two decades.
- The state is one of the poorest in the nation with abysmal rankings in educational attainment, health and other quality of life measures
Louisiana needs
a watchdog. Why?
- The state is consistently ranked No. 1 for public corruption.
- The number of journalists working in Louisiana has dropped precipitously in the last two decades.
- The state is one of the poorest in the nation with abysmal rankings in educational attainment, health and other quality of life measures
We are Louisiana’s largest news organization, and it is our mission to hold public officials and other powerful institutions accountable to the state’s citizenry. Never before has this function been more vital to ensuring a healthy future for our people.
Over nearly two centuries, our newspapers have served the residents of Southeast Louisiana. And investigative journalism is foundational to our public service mission.
Our investigations have:
- Prompted changes to the Louisiana constitution that requires those accused of felonies to be convicted by unanimous juries
- Exposed corrupt public officials, including New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard and U.S. Representative Bill Jefferson
- Unearthed hidden claim of misconduct against a Louisiana Supreme Court justice
- Showed how climate change and coastal erosion threaten our region like no other.
Stories about the power of investigative journalism.
If you would prefer to make your tax-deductible donation by check, please send to the
Greater New Orleans Foundation
919 St. Charles Avenue • New Orleans, LA 70130
Please note the Louisiana Investigative Journalism Fund in the memo.
Subscribers, community leaders, industry leaders and other groups have made one thing clear to us in recent months: They want us to expand this type of consequential journalism.
We’ve created The Louisiana Investigative Journalism Fund to support the expansion of our investigative team.
Under the leadership of Gordon Russell, Managing Editor for Investigations, we plan to double the size of our current staff by adding an editor, a data expert and two additional reporters.
This expanded team will allow us to publish more projects, which involve fighting for and examining voluminous public records, analyzing data and carefully cultivating sources.
We expect these projects will continue to root out corrupt elected officials, influence changes to public policy and give voice to those in our state who have no voice.
We aim to raise $1.5 million to support these efforts for the next three years.
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If you would prefer to make your tax-deductible donation by check, please send to the
Greater New Orleans Foundation
919 St. Charles Avenue • New Orleans, LA 70130
Please note the Louisiana Investigative Journalism Fund in the memo.
We hope to demonstrate that with community support, legacy news organizations can continue to provide specialized, high-impact projects that might otherwise be sacrificed because of a challenging business environment.
We’re proud that our work has long spoken for itself with four Pulitzer Prizes for our incisive reporting.
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EDITORIAL POLICY – NONPROFIT FUNDING
The Times-Picayune, The Advocate, The Acadiana Advocate and The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate maintain full editorial control over the stories and other content paid for by the Louisiana Investigative Journalism Fund. Funders do not have special access to the newsroom or input into what investigations are pursued.
Donors are not informed about the reporting process, nor are they allowed to review content prior to publication.
The Louisiana Investigative Journalism Fund is a component fund of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, a Section 501(c)(3) organization. GNOF has exclusive legal control over all funds received. Accordingly, contributions to the Fund are treated for tax purposes as gifts to a Section 501(c)(3) public charity and are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
