The RTA is replacing streetcar service with buses effective Tuesday, Jan. 28 through the Thursday, Jan. 30 service pullout. Riverfront streetcar service is suspended during this time. RTA Bus service ... A look at the 2014 Mayoral candidates, in their own words. Part II
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Part II As the Mayor’s race rushes to its conclusion, incumbent Mitch Landrieu faces off against former Civil District Court Judge Michael Bagneris and NAACP President Danatus King ... Sen. Landrieu calls for greater investment in N.O. port system
By Michael Patrick Welch Contributing Writer Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu was in New Orleans on January 21 to tour the Port of New Orleans, check out improvements to the Napoleon Street container ...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The National Association of Newspaper Publishers (NNPA) and the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB), two industry trade associations whose members ... Demographers: The South, and its political clout, will keep rising
By Chris Kromm Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – In the 20-year span between 2010 and 2030, Harris County, Texas—home of Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city—will add more people to its ... Glover family asks state AG to investigate N.O. coroner
The family of Henry Glover, a online payday loans phoenix az West Bank resident who was shot by New Orleans police just days after Hurricane Katrina recently accused Orleans Parish ... Despite John McDonogh’s pending closure, calls for accountability continue
By Kari Harden Contributing Writer John McDonogh High School will be closing at the end of the school year, with renovations scheduled to begin this summer. According to the Recovery School ... EPA funds studies as honeybee numbers shrink
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Honey bees are dying off in Louisiana and across the nation at rates that have alarmed their keepers and affected food cultivation. Bees pollinate fruits, vegetables, nuts ... Internet Use: Class vs. race, but ‘digital divide’ continues
By Zenitha Prince Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — The digital divide between Blacks and whites may be more a function of class than race, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. U.S. troops boost forces in Nigeria, Somalia
(GIN — Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News) — U.S. forces, winding down in Afghanistan, are finding new battle fronts in Africa. According to published reports, a ...
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