Joni Hess is a Reporter at The Advocate. She covers a range of topics including transportation and mobility, public transportation, and regional interest stories across North America and LATAM, with a particular focus on construction, legal affairs, and litigation. Joni's work has been featured in The Advocate, Sun Herald, and NOLA.com.
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Joni Hess's reporting primarily focuses on local government announcements, breaking news, and evolving stories related to crime, government & politics, and education in New Orleans. To effectively reach out to Joni, consider providing insights or access to sources related to local government decisions impacting the community (including funding allocation), developments in the education sector within New Orleans, or initiatives aimed at addressing crime-related issues specific to this area.
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The crew’s work is part of an ambitious push by Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration to tackle the holes that have pockmarked sinking New Orleans for years.
By: Joni Hess
of 2 Brent DeLarge, founder of NOLAGROWN. Brent DeLarge supervises a group of students while they game in one of his programs.
A popular youth sports nonprofit may have to cut hundreds of kids from its rosters amid a loss of local and federal funding and a lack of facilities to accommodate growing demand.
By: Joni Hess
As the war in Iran has caused a worldwide spike in fuel costs, New Orleans drivers are paying $4 a gallon, nearly double what they paid a year ago, American Automobile Association data shows.
By: Joni Hess
The New Orleans City Council approved a program Thursday that allows the utility ahead of the winter months to lock in a portion of the gas it will purchase at a lesser price to avoid unpredictable cost spikes.
By: Joni Hess
Organizers have to collect signatures from 500,000 voters across Louisiana to put the question on a ballot.
Months after New Orleans East residents began complaining of a persistent stench emanating from the Dwyer Canal, Sewerage & Water Board officials said Tuesday that they’ve made headway on the
of 5 Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, cloudy skies settled over the Shell station in the Mid-City neighborhood in New Orleans, where Christine George had just spent $60 for a half tank of gas.
As New Orleans braces for the start of another hurricane season, city officials on Tuesday laid out a response plan while urging residents to have a safety plan of their own in place.
The CEO of the New Orleans Recreation and Development Commission resigned his position on Friday.
