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.

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’re proud that our work has long spoken for itself with four Pulitzer Prizes for our incisive reporting.

OUR WORK

In this Louisiana town, racist policing, bogus arrests and the story of a community’s eroding trust

‘Tilting the Scales’ series:
10 key stories about Louisiana’s split-jury law

Looking East: New Orleans East lacks retail, even as population has rebounded

LSU Health: Nepotism, favoritism and retaliation

Jeff Landry spent $420K+ from campaign donors on his own staffing company

After botched Hurricane Ida evacuation, Bob Dean’s nursing home empire crumbles

‘Spreading like wildfire’: Rural Louisiana, with lowest vaccination rates, confronts Delta surge

Mom sues over son’s death from smoking roach killer in private Louisiana jail: ‘Going to haunt me’

A declining force: NOPD hampered by retirements, officers seeking greener pastures

Where do all of New Orleans’ carjacked vehicles wind up? Most don’t go far

Collapsed: An insurance market in crisis

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.