Port of N.O. proposal ignites debate over wetlands inside the levees
By Della Hasselle The Lens A request by the Port of New Orleans to change the land use for two areas of marshland along the Intracoastal Waterway has sparked a debate about ... N.O. East residents resist a plan to build tiny homes
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Haiyan Khan and associates want to build a community of tiny homes in Plum Orchard in New Orleans East for people without housing. A native Pakistani, Khan ... Majority of Americans want criminal justice reform, poll shows
By Della Hasselle Contributing Writer A new poll released by the American Civil Liberties Union on Nov. 16 has found that more than 90 percent of Americans think the country needs a ... Achievement gap in public schools sets Black students back
By Langston Bowles-Fulmore Contributing Writer Young people are the future of the country, and African-American students are not being presented the same opportunities to become leaders when looking at current education policy. ... FDA warns against potentially fatal silicone injections
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement on November 14 warning Americans against the use of injectable fillers for body contouring in non-medical settings. Paying tribute to a legend and celebrating the Season with music
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Growing up in Houston, Texas, pianist Jesse McBride didn’t know anything about James Black as a drummer or composer. In fact, outside of New Orleans and except ... ‘No success without a successor:’ Urban League 25
By Marc H. Morial President/CEO, The National Urban League When I began my career in public service 25 years ago, I was fortunate to have outstanding mentors and role models, most notably ... The Trump administration ending a temporary residency permit program affectings thousands of Haitians
By Della Hasselle Contributing Writer President Donald Trump’s administration has announced the end to a humanitarian program that has allowed nearly 60,000 Haitians to live and work in the United States since ... DOJ says N.O. is compliant with immigrant laws
A day after meeting with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to determine whether the city is in compliance with federal immigration laws, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions admitted that he ... How about a little justice, dawg?
By now, I’m sure you heard the story about the young Black male who was arrested by New Orleans police and was denied his constitutional right to speak to an ...
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