July 2018 Archive

Stand up for NFL players
By Edmund W. Lewis Editor Some of us never thought we’d see the day when NFL players would take a stand for any principle or for us as a people. Now that ...
Why Emmett Till won’t and shouldn’t die
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Writer The news that the Justice Department will take another look at the Emmett Till case stirred the never-ending memory I have of that September day in ...
Women have the power
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist As long as I can remember, women have been complaining about gender discrimination. What surprises me is seeing so many women in the street ...
You don’t have to break the bank to give back
By Dr. Harry L. Williams Guest Columnist Earlier this year, a man named Jack Weldon Patrick passed away in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. A long-time lawyer, Patrick was remembered as a family man, ...
Gov., State AG clash over halted executions
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, and Republican state Attorney General Jeff Landry took shots at one another last week over the recent extension of a court order prohibiting ...
Renette Hall headshot
La. Weekly publisher to receive 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award
Renette Dejoie Hall, president and publisher of The Louisiana Weekly, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Press Club of New Orleans on July 21 at the Jung Hotel ...
How Entergy spent $1.3 million to polish its reputation, script support and monitor opposition to its new power plant
By Michael Stein and Charles Maldonado The Lens The actors who delivered soliloquies on behalf of a new power plant in eastern New Orleans were just the closing act. Starting in 2016, Entergy ...
N.O. DA unearths 249 ‘DA subpoenas’ issued over three years
By Charles Maldnado The Lens The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office has discovered 249 “DA subpoenas,” many of which appear to be improperly issued fake subpoenas, after searching computer records and boxes ...
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All eyes on US Supreme Court: Fiery nomination battle expected
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — President Donald Trump has announced his choice for the next U. S. Supreme Court justice. He is U. S. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh of ...
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Sexual allegations wreak havoc within Zulu organization
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer A lawsuit filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court accuses Naaman Stewart, newly elected king of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club, of sexual harassment ...

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