October 2019 Archive

State fails to prevent and investigate intimate partner violence
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Amnesty International USA released a report last Thursday (October 24) concluding that both Louisiana and U.S. authorities have failed to prevent and investigate incidences of intimate partner ...
State preemption laws complicate Southern cities’ affordable housing efforts
By Olivia Paschal Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – The Southern attendees at a recent affordable housing conference held in North Carolina were by and large focused on one thing: how ...
More details emerge on new convention center hotel deal
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center reached a deal with a consortium of private developers to build a new 1,200-room hotel on the center’s ...
Council advances measure reducing electric bills for many Entergy customers, but relief may be short-lived
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens The New Orleans City Council’s utility committee signed off on a measure that will reduce electric rates for most New Orleans residents and businesses. But those ...
Footprints to Fitness helps New Orleanians connect health and culture
Footprints to Fitness charts
By Hannah Joy Shareef Contributing Writer From the food to the festivals and the culture, the attitude of laissez les bons temps rouler has been great for the spirit of the ...
White ex-officer is working to change the culture
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire Correspondent) – A police officer’s bullet shattered a window and fatally struck Atatiana Jefferson as she and her 8-year-old nephew played video games inside ...
Urine tests and antibiotics
By Glenn Ellis Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Regardless of how healthy you may be otherwise, the most common infection that affects seniors and the elderly are in the urinary tract.
The new bullet-proof monument for Emmett Till
Bullet-proof monument rededicated for Emmett Till
By Frederick H. Lowe Contributing Writer (BlackmansStreet.Today) — The Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Sumner, Mississippi, on Saturday dedicated a bullet-proof sign honoring Emmett Till. The 500-pound sign replaces three others that ...
Most states are not giving driver’s license data to Washington
(Defender News Service) — An effort by the U.S. Census Bureau to collect state driver’s license records as part of President Donald Trump’s order to gather citizenship information has been ...
BAMBOULA 2000
Anniversaries of significance in New Orleans Cultural Heritage
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Bamboula 2000 and its leader percussionist Luther Gray are celebrating the rhythmic ensemble’s 25th anniversary and also the release of its album with the multi-talented Cuban artist ...

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