All Reports & Analysis

Criminal Justice: Changing Course on Incarceration

Jun 17, 2015

Much has changed in New Orleans’ criminal justice arena in the past 10 years: two consent decrees forcing reform in the police department and at the jail, a public defender office built on national models as part of a statewide system, an Inspector General’s office with a focus on holding criminal justice officials accountable, the city’s first Independent Police Monitor, and an active Criminal Justice Committee of the City Council exploring policy reforms. The most ambitious set of changes has addressed the city’s dramatic overuse of incarceration in the local jail. Prior to Katrina, and for most of the last 10 years, New Orleans incarcerated residents in the jail at a much higher rate than any other city in the country. In a hopeful sign going forward, the city has reduced the number of people it incarcerates on any given day by more than two-thirds.

The Coastal Index: Tracking development of the water management cluster in Southeast Louisiana

Apr 20, 2015

Indicators track Southeast Louisiana's water management economy and its progress towards becoming a self-propelling economic cluster.

New Orleans Kids, Working Parents, and Poverty

Feb 26, 2015

This brief provides an overview of the state of children, poverty, and working parents in New Orleans.

Interactive: What are the top water management occupations?

Jan 05, 2015

The Water Workers: Workforce Opportunities in Water Management in Southeast Louisiana

Dec 23, 2014

This brief highlights the types of jobs that are and will become available in water management, and the industry clusters that are competing for the same workers.

The Coastal Index: The Problem and Possibility of Our Coast

Apr 20, 2014

New indicators measure progress toward a more sustainable Southeast Louisiana. This report tracks population shifts in coastal areas. It also investigates whether extensive "water management" activities are diversifying the regional economy.

The Transformative Possibility of the New “Energy Boom” in Southeast Louisiana

Jan 30, 2014

What are the transformative possibilities of the new "energy boom" in Southeast Louisiana? This report examines job openings by industry, announced projects, and employment rates to answer this question.

The New Orleans Index at Eight

Aug 14, 2013

Twenty–eight indicators measuring greater New Orleans’ progress toward prosperity through economic growth, inclusion, quality of life, and sustainability.

Video briefing: The New Orleans Index at Eight

Aug 14, 2013

Five–minute video on The New Orleans Index at Eight.

Economic Synergies across Southeast Louisiana

Apr 16, 2013

Southeast Louisiana has received high marks for economic performance recently, but projected job growth lags other robust southern regions. And relative sea level rise is rapidly increasing flood risk.