January 2019 Archive

Despite fewer murders, N.O. still among Top 5 deadliest U.S. cities
Despite closing out 2018 with 145 homicides, the lowest murder total in nearly five decades, New Orleans remains one of the nation’s Top 5 deadliest cities.
Algiers Charter school employees must reapply for their jobs next year
By Marta Jewson The Lens Employees at two West Bank charter schools must reapply for their jobs at the end of the school year.
OPJC eliminates bails, bonds as conditions for release
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer In a second move in the last six months to decrease youth detention center populations, the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court last month voted to eliminate all imposition ...
SNAP program helps recipients double their food dollars
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Louisiana Healthcare Connections has announced that it is sponsoring a SNAP match program for mobile fresh produce markets operated by the local non-profit Sankofa in New Orleans.
Two dozen new state laws take effect
Two dozen new Louisiana laws took effect as the new year begins.
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CBC swears in largest member group in history
(Defender News Service) — On Thursday, January 3, 2019, the day of the official swearing-in of the 116th Congress, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) swore in its own group of ...
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Teen fights back after her SAT score is invalidated
(Defender News Service) — A Florida high school student who improved hundreds of points on her SAT questioned the aptitude of Educational Testing Service after the test maker invalidated her ...
Advice on health screenings and habits for the New Year
By Glenn Ellis Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Staying healthy in the New Year is an important resolution, but many adults tend to bypass preventive exams and screenings that would keep them stronger ...
Five African-American NFL head coaches are fired
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Five of the NFL’s seven African American head coaches were fired on December 31. Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks was fired after ...
Malik Rahim to be honored with Living Legend award
The Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) has partnered with Southern University Law Center’s Louis A. Berry Institute for Civil Rights ...

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