Dixie Beer is bringing operations to New Orleans, Eastern New Orleans
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer After over a decade away from home, local brewing company Dixie Beer announced it will return brewing operations to New Orleans at 3501 Jourdan Road in ... Ken Carter, political strategist and BOLD founder, dies
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Over the course of Ken Carter’s career, and his life, those close to him — as well as those he stared down in his roles as an ... ‘Criminal history’ question removed from college applications
On Thursday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) announced an important victory in its efforts to remove the criminal history question from the standardized college application ... New Orleans student receives memorial scholarship to attend Emory University
Washington, D.C. — The ICMA-RC has awarded a Public Employee Memorial Scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year to New Orleans resident Cydni Holloway, the organization announced last week. She will ... Harney charter school is cited for possible violations of federal law
By Marta Jewson The Lens The Orleans Parish school district has cited Edgar P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy for allegedly violating federal law by improperly withholding tens of thousands of dollars ... Michelle Obama joins Voter Registration Drive for the Midterms
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Former First Lady Michelle Obama is featured in a video along with celebrities Tom Hanks, Janelle Monáe, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Lin-Manuel ... New traffic laws take effect in Louisiana
Several new traffic laws have gone into effect in Louisiana following the 2018 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature. Among those new laws are stiffer penalties for DWI convictions, new ... Missed visits, uncontrolled pain and fraud: Report says Hospice lacks oversight
By Melissa Bailey Contributing Writer (Special from Kaiser Health News) — Elderly patients spent over two weeks in uncontrolled pain or respiratory distress. Acute care was rare on weekends. And recruiters went ... ‘We’ve come a mighty long way,’ say Black Catholics
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Father Sidney Speaks came to New Orleans 30 years ago as a Josephite seminarian and candidate for the priesthood. Over those three decades, Speaks has, as an ... Taking notice and remembering the Legacy of our Musical Families
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Most New Orleanians are aware of this city’s tradition of musical families. Some are obvious, “household” names like the Nevilles, Marsalises, Jordans plus the Brunious, ...
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