Report: Light pollution has impact on health, environment
By Della Hasselle Contributing Writer Louisiana is getting brighter. According to scientists, that’s not a good thing. A light pollution map created in part by data from the Earth Observation Group and the ... State recommends closure of three charter schools in New Orleans
By Marta Jewson The Lens Three underperforming charter schools in New Orleans are one step from closing next spring after a Board of Elementary and Secondary Education committee voted unanimously Monday ... State pulls back on coastal-restoration projects due to shortfall in oil and gas royalties
By Della Hasselle The Lens A shortfall in Louisiana’s share of federal offshore oil and gas royalties is forcing the state to delay critical coastal-restoration projects and a program that helps fund ... Former cultural ambassador Irvin Mayfield indicted
Charges include wire fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice Irvin Mayfield, the Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter who became a key cultural figure after Hurricane Katrina and founded the New Orleans Jazz ... Orleans Parish School Board to study long bus rides, early pickups
By Marta Jewson The Lens The Orleans Parish School Board plans to hire a consultant to study transportation and enrollment at the city’s schools in response to parents’ complaints about long bus ... Watch out for those holiday health hazards
By Glenn Ellis Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Yes, it may be the most wonderful time of the year but the Holiday Season is also at the top of the list for ... Public calls for greater scrutiny in selecting IG finalists
Before it began interviewing finalists seeking to fill the post of New Orleans Inspector General, the Ethics Review Board gave residents a chance to weigh in on the finalists and ... Black women’s vote leads to Democrat win in Ala.
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire A heavy African-American turnout in Alabama’s special election propelled underdog Democratic candidate Doug Jones to victory, in a hotly-contested race against the flawed, yet heavily-favored, ... A millage for TOPS?
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer With just 88 days remaining until the Regular Legislative Session, Gov. John Bel Edwards met with Senate President John Alario (R-Westwego) and House Speaker Taylor Barras, (R-New ... Trump attends opening of Civil Rights Museum despite his own racial insensitivities
By Hazel Trice Edney Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — President Donald Trump was the lead person spreading the lie that President Barack Obama, America’s first Black president, was not born in the U. ...
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