Perque enters Traffic Court race
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Traffic Court candidate Richard Perque explained, “For me, the decision to go to law school was an easy one, I saw my grandfather and mother work ... How could New Orleans raise money to pay for police, jail consent decrees?
By Charles Maldonado thelensnola.org Money is the major sticking point over consent decrees that would mandate reforms at Orleans Parish Prison and the New Orleans Police Department. Jindal drains economic development fund to subsidize projects
By Tyler Bridges thelensnola.org Gov. Bobby Jindal cash loan tarlac and state legislators have pulled money from the state’s reserve funds to avoid cutting state spending too deeply and to adhere to ...
Remembering the March for Freedom and Jobs
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — When more than 250,000 people convened on the Washington Mall on August 28, 1963, six million people were unemployed, 22 million Americans living in ...
Study determines deeper Mississippi River would add $11.5B to U.S. economy
According to a newly released economic impact report deepening the Mississippi River to 50 feet from its current 45-foot draft to allow for larger vessels would create ... Tekrema Center commemorates Katrina Anniversary
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The importance of the arts in people’s lives has rarely been as evident as in the months and immediate years following Hurricane Katrina. The familiar beckoning of ... State will decide on a proposed Plaquemines coal terminal soon
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Late this week, Plaquemines Parish residents should learn whether the state’s Department of Natural Resources will give RAM Terminals, LLC a Coastal Use Permit to run a ... Latest polling has Landrieu ahead in her re-election bid
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Progressive Policy Polling had excellent news last week for Louisiana’s Senior U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu last Thursday. In yet another survey, the three-term Democrat leads GOP Congressman ... 5 amazing reasons women should strength train
(Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Defender) – Most women fear lifting because of the possibility of “bulking up.” But not only should you lift weights, but you ... In denial about its racism, Texas fights preclearance under the Voting Rights Act
By Brentin Mock Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – The now-neutralized “preclearance” provision of the Voting Rights Act that allowed the federal government to review proposed election changes in jurisdictions with ...
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By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Traffic Court candidate Richard Perque explained, “For me, the decision to go to law school was an easy one, I saw my grandfather and mother work ... How could New Orleans raise money to pay for police, jail consent decrees?
By Charles Maldonado thelensnola.org Money is the major sticking point over consent decrees that would mandate reforms at Orleans Parish Prison and the New Orleans Police Department. Jindal drains economic development fund to subsidize projects
By Tyler Bridges thelensnola.org Gov. Bobby Jindal cash loan tarlac and state legislators have pulled money from the state’s reserve funds to avoid cutting state spending too deeply and to adhere to ...
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — When more than 250,000 people convened on the Washington Mall on August 28, 1963, six million people were unemployed, 22 million Americans living in ...
According to a newly released economic impact report deepening the Mississippi River to 50 feet from its current 45-foot draft to allow for larger vessels would create ... Tekrema Center commemorates Katrina Anniversary
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The importance of the arts in people’s lives has rarely been as evident as in the months and immediate years following Hurricane Katrina. The familiar beckoning of ... State will decide on a proposed Plaquemines coal terminal soon
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Late this week, Plaquemines Parish residents should learn whether the state’s Department of Natural Resources will give RAM Terminals, LLC a Coastal Use Permit to run a ... Latest polling has Landrieu ahead in her re-election bid
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Progressive Policy Polling had excellent news last week for Louisiana’s Senior U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu last Thursday. In yet another survey, the three-term Democrat leads GOP Congressman ... 5 amazing reasons women should strength train
(Special to the NNPA from the Chicago Defender) – Most women fear lifting because of the possibility of “bulking up.” But not only should you lift weights, but you ... In denial about its racism, Texas fights preclearance under the Voting Rights Act
By Brentin Mock Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – The now-neutralized “preclearance” provision of the Voting Rights Act that allowed the federal government to review proposed election changes in jurisdictions with ...
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