June 2015 Archive

OIG report finds major flaws in the way DWI offenses are handled
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) today issued a report titled “DWI Case Processing: Arrest, Prosecution, and Adjudication of Misdemeanor DWI Offenses” that found serious flaws in every ...
New NOPD recruit class uses state-of-the-art facility at UNO
On Tuesday, NOPD Supt. Michael Harrison, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, the New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation (NOPJF) and the University of New Orleans (UNO) announced the start of the newest ...
Loretta Lynch being sworn in by Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as President Obama looks on.  Freddie Allen/NNPA Photo
Kellogg Foundation vows to ‘be real’ about racism in America
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – On the same day that Loretta Lynch was sworn-in as the 83rd attorney general of the United States using a Bible that belonged ...
Belly fat: Gotta Go
By Valecia Weeks Contributing Writer (Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times) – Let’s face it ladies… SUMMER IS HERE! What does that mean? – more FAT to have ...
Coalitions call for removal of Confederate-era statues
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer New Orleans City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell tries to listen to her constituents in District B, and one of the messages voters have for her is extremely ...
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy
Study: Blacks, Hispanics disproportionately affected by CO2 regulation
(Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer) – The National Black Chamber of Commerce released a study Thursday on the threat of En­viron­mental Protection Agency regulations to low-income groups ...
Essence Fest, a 4th of July tradition for two decades
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The big news for New Orleanians about this year’s Essence Festival, which rules the Superdome from Thursday, July 2, to Sunday, July 5, 2015, is the appearance ...
University of Virginia honor student talks arrest, future
By Joey Matthews Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Richmond Free Press) — Martese Johnson still has two scars on his forehead and one under his left ...
Senate hands Pres. Obama a victory on trans-pacific partnership
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStar News Today) — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to give Presi­dent Barack Obama fast-track approval to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership after 13 ...
JAMISON ROSS
New Orleans transplant drops his debut release
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Jamison Ross pulls off a stunner with his debut release, Jamison, on the highly-regarded Concord Jazz label. He will celebrate the event at Snug Harbor on Friday, ...

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