OneApp program still riddled with challenges, parents say
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer With the new school year starting and the July 1 deadline for completing the historic merger with the Recovery School District and the Orleans Parish School ... HUD awards HANO $2.3M Jobs Plus grant
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) secured a $2.3 million Jobs Plus grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help families ... Judge delays ruling on Entergy lawsuit
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Opponents of a proposed $210-million power plant in New Orleans will have to wait a little longer to find out if their legal efforts to block ... Black publisher receives Press Club of New Orleans’ Lifetime Achievement Award
By Nayita Wilson Contributing Writer The Press Club of New Orleans (PCNO) recognized members of the local media for their professional contributions during its 60th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards Gala at ... NOPD makes arrest in slaying of Black Lives Matter activist
New Orleans police have arrested a Black man in the fatal shooting of a Black Lives Matter activist known for his leap through police tape to try to seize a ... Paul Beaulieu, journalist and community leader, dies
Paul Beaulieu, a fearless member of the Black Press and a community leader who targeted social injustice, passed away Tuesday at the age of 75. Islamic Relief USA funds summer meals for Jefferson Parish kids
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer Millions of children in the United States participate in free or reduced lunch programs during the school year. During the summer, many of these children face food ... No gaps in understanding, a primer on Medigap coverage
By Judith Graham Contributing Writer (Special from Kaiser Health News) — Every year, older adults can opt out of a Medicare Advantage plan and opt in to original Medicare during open enrollment ... The quest to keep nonviolent offenders from being ‘buried alive’
By Rebekah Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Last month President Trump commuted the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old great-grandmother from Tennessee, after she had served over ... N.O. was the backdrop to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Convention
Valerie Hollingsworth-Baker was recently elected International President of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, a 98-year-old international women's service organization, during its Grand Boulé in New Orleans, held July 18 ...
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