Louisiana DAs offer motorists a deal: Write us a check and we’ll dismiss your speeding ticket
By Samantha Sunne The Lens Jay Dixon was heading home from Baton Rouge to Lafayette one day when he got pulled over for speeding. As the deputy handed him the ... City Council mulls ordinance to help young offenders
With the City of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana commonly referred to as the “mass incarceration capital” and the “prison capital” respectively, a number of efforts on the ... From beating Lee to becoming Sheriff, Newell Normand retires
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer The Sheriff of Jefferson Parish is the closest thing to an elected medieval king that exists in the United States. He not only is the tax collector ... Body cams show cops are more polite to white drivers
By Alex Shashkevich Contributing Writer (Special from NorthStarNews Today) – Police officers consistently use less respectful language with Black community members than with white community members, the first systematic analysis of ... Mentally ill inmates forced to bark like dogs for food, lawsuit alleges
Louisiana prison officials blocked attorneys from investigating “alarming” allegations of inmate abuse, including claims that mentally ill prisoners were forced to kneel or bend down and bark like dogs to ... Your skin does more than just protect your organs…
By Glenn Ellis Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Summer is here, and having fun in the sun is no longer just a daydream. But for humans, exposure to the sun reminds us of ... New Economic Justice Movement aims to ‘Turbo Charge’ Black wealth in America
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — According to the following statistics, the economic condition of America’s Black community is in dire straits: Congressional maneuver seeks to deny consumers financial satisfaction
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer The song, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” may have been recorded decades ago first by Otis Redding and later by the Rolling Stones, but its message is ... Satchmo SummerFest – New Faces and Old Friends
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer There’s little doubt that the biggest buzz about this year’s Satchmo SummerFest, Friday, August 4, through Sunday, August 6, is that Nicholas Payton is among the artists ... Historic New Orleans Collection announces plans marking New Orleans’ Tricentennial
By James Sebastien Contributing Writer Nearly three centuries ago, in the year 1718, a French explorer by the name of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville happened upon a stretch of land ...
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