[caption id="attachment_22252" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Tarriona 'Tank' Ball of Tank and the Bangas[/caption] By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Tank and the Bangas have been all over the New Orleans music scene of late. Energetically ... Political and religious leaders voice support for Sheriff Gusman
By Della Hasselle Contributing Writer As Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman last week fought to retain control of the city’s newly built, $145 million jail, political figures and religious leaders from around ... School districts outline next steps for reunification
By Kari Dequine Harden Contributing Writer As the city’s divided school districts move forward toward “reunification,” Recovery School District (RSD) Superintendent Patrick Dobard outlined the next steps in front of the state ... ‘Ban the box’ bill passes in La. Legislature
Despite Louisiana’s reputation as the world’s “prison capital” and a state where there is a dire need for criminal justice reforms, a glimmer of hope shined through last week as ... After flood officials ransomed their data, colleagues say protection is in place
By Bob Marshall The Lens As hurricane season approaches, most New Orleanians might feel safer behind the new $14.5-billion system of concrete floodwalls, monster pumping stations and towering surge barriers. But six months ... A second special session: Business or gas tax hike?
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer A Special Session to raise taxes has never looked more likely, as of Thursday, May 25, 2016, when the Senate Finance Committee was advised by Gov. John ... D.A. backs away from retrying exonerated man for 1993 murder
After vowing to retry former Angola inmate Jerome Morgan for a murder committed more than two decades ago, Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro on Friday finally conceded defeat, saying ... Stakes are high as lawmakers mull changes to TOPS, report finds
The fate of the TOPS program is weighing heavily on the minds of students and their families across Louisiana as lawmakers consider measures to overhaul the college scholarship program. FOX 8 ... Another delay in efforts to remove monuments
It’s been a year since the City of New Orleans seriously considered removing four Confederate-era monuments from public spaces across the city. But after a vote by the New Orleans ... Dependence and independence
By Edmund W. Lewis The Louisiana Weekly Editor In a couple of weeks, Americans will celebrate the nation’s 240th birthday. For many, the July 4th observance took on added significance in the ...
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