New stats show NOPD response times improving
NOPD officials said last week that the department has successfully reduced the amount to time it takes for officers to respond to residents’ calls for assistance. But the numbers also ...
HANO to make criminal background checks more liberal for housing assistance
By Prescotte Stokes III Contributing Writer The voices of two dozen protesters chanting, ‘Human needs. Not corporate greed!’ filled the air on Monday (March 21) evening in the typically quiet Gentilly neighborhood ... After caving in to business lobbyists in Special Session, legislators pit educational institutions against one another
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Throughout the 2015 state election season, the Editorial Board of The Louisiana Weekly asked each and every candidate seeking our endorsement, “If it came down to a ... Raft of bills seeks to remove protections for dedicated coastal-restoration money
By Bob Marshall The Lens Since being unveiled nine years ago, Louisiana’s plan for coastal salvation, now pegged at $92 billion, has cleared a number of political obstacles, but it’s now trying ... State attorneys general, FTC challenge for-profit colleges on jobs and earnings
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer (NNPA) – Although the former Corinthian Colleges, once one of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges, closed its doors last year, many of the problems incurred by its ... Labor Department fines popular boudin stop for shorting workers
By Eric Craig Contributing Writer They not only cooked boudin, but cooked the books. William “Billy” Frey, II’s boudin enterprise shorted its workers overtime pay in order to increase its profits. That’s ... ‘Mixed-race’ bias prominent in certain zip codes, according to new study
By James Devitt Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) – White Americans who live in less racially diverse areas tend to show more prejudice against Black people. But new research shows the ... Two mothers jailed for five days over two hot dogs
By Bill Quigley Contributing Writer Two Texas mothers, who police said had no criminal record, spent five days in a notorious Louisiana jail over charges they ate two hot dogs, milkshakes and ... Gretna Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Celebrates milestone
This year, the Gretna alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi is celebrating its Golden Anniversary. A highlight of this year-long celebration was a brunch held in February that honored its “sole ...
Young scholar already reaching beyond the stars
By Kaelin Maloid Contributing Writer Keiana Cavé is merely 17, but she has already had things happen to her that are out of this world. This Lusher Charter School senior who has had ...
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NOPD officials said last week that the department has successfully reduced the amount to time it takes for officers to respond to residents’ calls for assistance. But the numbers also ...
By Prescotte Stokes III Contributing Writer The voices of two dozen protesters chanting, ‘Human needs. Not corporate greed!’ filled the air on Monday (March 21) evening in the typically quiet Gentilly neighborhood ... After caving in to business lobbyists in Special Session, legislators pit educational institutions against one another
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Throughout the 2015 state election season, the Editorial Board of The Louisiana Weekly asked each and every candidate seeking our endorsement, “If it came down to a ... Raft of bills seeks to remove protections for dedicated coastal-restoration money
By Bob Marshall The Lens Since being unveiled nine years ago, Louisiana’s plan for coastal salvation, now pegged at $92 billion, has cleared a number of political obstacles, but it’s now trying ... State attorneys general, FTC challenge for-profit colleges on jobs and earnings
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer (NNPA) – Although the former Corinthian Colleges, once one of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges, closed its doors last year, many of the problems incurred by its ... Labor Department fines popular boudin stop for shorting workers
By Eric Craig Contributing Writer They not only cooked boudin, but cooked the books. William “Billy” Frey, II’s boudin enterprise shorted its workers overtime pay in order to increase its profits. That’s ... ‘Mixed-race’ bias prominent in certain zip codes, according to new study
By James Devitt Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) – White Americans who live in less racially diverse areas tend to show more prejudice against Black people. But new research shows the ... Two mothers jailed for five days over two hot dogs
By Bill Quigley Contributing Writer Two Texas mothers, who police said had no criminal record, spent five days in a notorious Louisiana jail over charges they ate two hot dogs, milkshakes and ... Gretna Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Celebrates milestone
This year, the Gretna alumni chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi is celebrating its Golden Anniversary. A highlight of this year-long celebration was a brunch held in February that honored its “sole ...
By Kaelin Maloid Contributing Writer Keiana Cavé is merely 17, but she has already had things happen to her that are out of this world. This Lusher Charter School senior who has had ...
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