K-12 enrollment down statewide, in Orleans Parish
By Marta Jewson The Lens Statewide pre-kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment has dropped 2.3 percent from last school year, state Department of Education officials reported Tuesday. Locally, Orleans Parish has enrolled 3.3 ... It’s Official! Orleanians are now traveling on the Norman C. Francis Parkway
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer When New Orleans city officials announced that the process for renaming dozens of streets that bear the monikers of white leaders connected to the Confederacy, slaveholding or ...
Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white Americans
By Hannah Recht and Lauren Weber Contributing Writers (khn.org) — Black Americans are receiving covid vaccinations at dramatically lower rates than white Americans in the first weeks of the chaotic rollout, ... Delgado provides free, discounted programs to aid job recovery
By Manuel Scherif Contributing Writer New Orleans remains one of the hardest hit parts of the state in 2021, losing some 37,300 jobs in 2020 as the pandemic impacted industries like tourism, ... Williams says ‘large swath’ of prosecutors from Cannizzaro administration are staying on
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens Newly inaugurated Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said on January 15 that hiring decisions had been made for attorneys in the office, and a “pretty large ... A tale of two Carters’ backers
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer If one knew no better, the average Second Congressional District voter might suspect that on March 20, he or she had to choose between Stacey Abrams ... LSU Board approves creation of African and African-American Studies Dept.
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — LSU’s Board of Supervisors approved a request on January 15 to promote its African and African-American program to department status.
Baton Rouge native helps to ‘Buy the Block Back’
By Emeka Dibia Contributing Writer Learning about real estate, generational wealth and the stock market doesn’t sound like the average hobbies for a 13-year-old, but for the cousin of real estate developer ...
VoA names first Black woman as CEO
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana broke ground nationwide this year by selecting Voris Roberts Vigee as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer. With the ... Biden takes bold step to end racial injustice
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer After taking the oath of office, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. told the nation on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, that racial injustice would be among his top ...
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By Marta Jewson The Lens Statewide pre-kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment has dropped 2.3 percent from last school year, state Department of Education officials reported Tuesday. Locally, Orleans Parish has enrolled 3.3 ... It’s Official! Orleanians are now traveling on the Norman C. Francis Parkway
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer When New Orleans city officials announced that the process for renaming dozens of streets that bear the monikers of white leaders connected to the Confederacy, slaveholding or ...
By Hannah Recht and Lauren Weber Contributing Writers (khn.org) — Black Americans are receiving covid vaccinations at dramatically lower rates than white Americans in the first weeks of the chaotic rollout, ... Delgado provides free, discounted programs to aid job recovery
By Manuel Scherif Contributing Writer New Orleans remains one of the hardest hit parts of the state in 2021, losing some 37,300 jobs in 2020 as the pandemic impacted industries like tourism, ... Williams says ‘large swath’ of prosecutors from Cannizzaro administration are staying on
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens Newly inaugurated Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said on January 15 that hiring decisions had been made for attorneys in the office, and a “pretty large ... A tale of two Carters’ backers
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer If one knew no better, the average Second Congressional District voter might suspect that on March 20, he or she had to choose between Stacey Abrams ... LSU Board approves creation of African and African-American Studies Dept.
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — LSU’s Board of Supervisors approved a request on January 15 to promote its African and African-American program to department status.
By Emeka Dibia Contributing Writer Learning about real estate, generational wealth and the stock market doesn’t sound like the average hobbies for a 13-year-old, but for the cousin of real estate developer ...
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana broke ground nationwide this year by selecting Voris Roberts Vigee as the organization’s new president and chief executive officer. With the ... Biden takes bold step to end racial injustice
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer After taking the oath of office, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. told the nation on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, that racial injustice would be among his top ...
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