Louisianans 65 and older now eligible for vaccine
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Starting Monday, Louisianans 65 and older are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making about 1.2 million of the state’s population eligible for vaccination, Gov. ... Hospitality giant has 500 jobs to fill in NOLa
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer Like elsewhere in the nation, New Orleans is struggling to contain the viral pandemic. Under the leadership of Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the city has slowed the spread ... College students invited to apply for state government fellowship program
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — College and university students interested in state politics can now apply for the 2021 Governor’s Fellows Program in Louisiana Government. Parties reach resolution, for now, over conflict in St. Martin Parish
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Several weeks after about a dozen teachers and staff at a high school in St. Martin Parish were directed to remove shirts they were wearing that celebrated ... Will Hispanics swing the 2nd District?
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer It’s not your father’s Kenner. As former OPDEC and Alliance for Good Government President Mark Vicknair put it to The Louisiana Weekly. “I don’t know ... New York gun restrictions ‘violate the Second Amendment,’ say Landry and other state AGs
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry joined 22 other attorneys general in a brief to the United States Supreme Court in support of two New York ... Louisiana Republican Party struggles with counting votes in chairman election
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer THERE WERE INITIALLY MORE BALLOTS CAST THAN ELIGIBLE VOTES (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana Republican State Central Committee upheld an election for state GOP chairman Saturday (Jan. 30), even ... Black farmers say they are on the brink of extinction
By Derek Major Contributing Writer (Special from BlackEnter-prise.com) — Black farmers made up 14 percent of the U.S. farming population in 1910, but today they make up just 1.4 percent of the ... The ugly face of racism will get even uglier
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist The relatives of a Black Louisiana sheriff’s deputy are told he can’t be buried in what purports to be a “whites only cemetery.” Three young Blacks ... The importance of knowing Black History and your roots
As we celebrate Black History Month, we should remember that we are Black 24-7, 365 days a year. We should remember that we’ve come a long way, but we still ...
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