Louisiana is set to receive $773 million to fund early childcare
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana is set to receive $773 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to fund early childcare, but an early childhood advocate ... MLK’s nephew joins local pastor on 53rd observance of the Rev. King’s assassination in reaching out to city’s homeless
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer It was Assassination Day, the 53rd anniversary of the death of his uncle Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Rev. Dr. Derek King was passing out ... New policy says Orleans prosecutors should refuse all low-level drug charges except those for heroin and fentanyl
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office says it is adopting a policy of refusing all charges for possession of small amounts of drugs — which they define ... Proposed state law would give discretion to judges on habitual offender sentences
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens For nearly two decades, when former judge Calvin Johnson presided in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, he handed down prison sentences to defendants that he himself felt ... Recommendations for the April 24, 2021 election
U. S. Representative 2nd Congressional District: Troy A. Carter In what was a particularly difficult decision for the editorial board of The Louisiana Weekly, our editors opted to endorse a candidate ... Republicans’ kryptonite: The For The People Act 2021
Republicans’ kryptonite: The For The People Act 2021 Senate Republicans are running scared over the potential passage of HR1, the For The People Act, which some are calling the new ... The forgotten Jackie Robinson
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist April 18 is the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s smash of the color line in baseball. The annual ritual is that Major League Baseball honors Robinson ...
La. residents disagree on role discrimination plays in society
By Mahogani Counts Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — An LSU survey shows that Louisiana residents disagree on the role that racial discrimination plays in our society, with 84 percent ... New Orleans DA’s office interim policy removes procedural barriers for people challenging convictions
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens In 2011, lawyers for the Innocence Project New Orleans discovered new evidence that they believed showed Jerome Morgan was wrongfully convicted of a 1993 shooting, when he ... ACLU files brief supporting lawsuit against JPSB over BB gun suspension
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Already supported by multiple other officials and organizations, a fourth-grade student at Woodmere Elementary School and his family have received additional backing from the ACLU of Louisiana, ...
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By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana is set to receive $773 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to fund early childcare, but an early childhood advocate ... MLK’s nephew joins local pastor on 53rd observance of the Rev. King’s assassination in reaching out to city’s homeless
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer It was Assassination Day, the 53rd anniversary of the death of his uncle Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Rev. Dr. Derek King was passing out ... New policy says Orleans prosecutors should refuse all low-level drug charges except those for heroin and fentanyl
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s office says it is adopting a policy of refusing all charges for possession of small amounts of drugs — which they define ... Proposed state law would give discretion to judges on habitual offender sentences
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens For nearly two decades, when former judge Calvin Johnson presided in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, he handed down prison sentences to defendants that he himself felt ... Recommendations for the April 24, 2021 election
U. S. Representative 2nd Congressional District: Troy A. Carter In what was a particularly difficult decision for the editorial board of The Louisiana Weekly, our editors opted to endorse a candidate ... Republicans’ kryptonite: The For The People Act 2021
Republicans’ kryptonite: The For The People Act 2021 Senate Republicans are running scared over the potential passage of HR1, the For The People Act, which some are calling the new ... The forgotten Jackie Robinson
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Guest Columnist April 18 is the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s smash of the color line in baseball. The annual ritual is that Major League Baseball honors Robinson ...
By Mahogani Counts Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — An LSU survey shows that Louisiana residents disagree on the role that racial discrimination plays in our society, with 84 percent ... New Orleans DA’s office interim policy removes procedural barriers for people challenging convictions
By Nicholas Chrastil The Lens In 2011, lawyers for the Innocence Project New Orleans discovered new evidence that they believed showed Jerome Morgan was wrongfully convicted of a 1993 shooting, when he ... ACLU files brief supporting lawsuit against JPSB over BB gun suspension
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Already supported by multiple other officials and organizations, a fourth-grade student at Woodmere Elementary School and his family have received additional backing from the ACLU of Louisiana, ...
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