French Quarter security tax delayed over demand for hotel exemption
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens A quarter-cent sales tax in the French Quarter, approved by residents of the historic neighborhood earlier this year through a ballot measure, was meant to go ... COVID’s Long Shadow: Damage to children’s education — and their health — could last a lifetime
By Liz Szabo Contributing Writer (khn.org) — Before the pandemic, 16-year-old Na’ryen Cayou had everything he needed. He had his own room. A partial scholarship to a boys’ prep school. A spot ... How the new, expanded federal child tax credit will work
By Laura Olson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The most ambitious part of the pandemic stimulus package signed by President Joe Biden earlier this year is about to hit the bank accounts of ... Unexpected challengers qualify for incumbent seats in city elections
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer There were some surprises in the candidates qualifying for the New Orleans municipal elections last week. La. Atty. Gen. Jeff Landry opposes schools interpreting Title IX to protect against LGBTQ discrimination
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry joined 20 other attorneys general in sending a letter to President Joe Biden expressing their opposition to the U.S. ... Senate Bill introduces Rapid DNA testing for law enforcement
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards recently signed Senate Bill 132 (Act 99) into law, allowing for rapid DNA testing for people arrested for sexual and/or violent offenses. State’s prison system allowing in-person visits with attorneys again
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has started to allow attorneys back into state prisons for in-person visits with incarcerated clients. Once upon a time
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Once upon a time there was a country called the United States of America. In the history of humankind, it was a relative newcomer. Brown v. Board turns 67, The cost of Education
PART III In summer 2020, cries for more nurses and doctors reached a fever pitch as the death rate spiraled out of control and temporary hospitals were erected around the U.S. ... The ‘Critical Race Theory’ and the real deal in US History
By A. Peter Bailey TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist I truly understand why most whites and their “Black” allies are so angry with the Critical Race Theory approach to teaching American History. After all, for ...
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