Duplessis, Freeman and Landry expected to run for Senate seat to replace Carter Peterson
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer On Thursday, April 14, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin set the election to replace State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson for November 8, 2022, to coincide with the ... SU College of Ag is accepting applications for its Virtual Summer BAYOU Program
Southern University’s College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences is currently accepting applications for its summer Beginning Agricultural Youth Opportunities Unlimited (BAYOU) Program. OPSB approves $300k Superintendent contract
By Marta Jewson The Lens The Orleans Parish School Board unanimously approved a $300,000 contract for newly hired superintendent, Avis Williams, at its monthly board meeting Thursday night. Persistent Problem: High C-Section rates plague the South
By Lauren Sausser Contributing Writer BLACK WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO GIVE BIRTH BY C-SECTION THAN ANY OTHER RACIAL GROUP IN THE COUNTRY. (khn.org) — All along, Julia Maeda knew she wanted to ... Brown’s Dairy to be redeveloped into affordable housing
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer The project developers of a new, $80-million, 210,000-square-foot affordable housing and community health center are hoping the new facility can continue the development and revitalization of the ... Queen nefertari’s Egypt an NOMA examines women in power
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer History buffs, art purveyors and enthusiasts looking to take a trip back in time to explore the influence and impacts of women in ancient Egypt can visit ... Why Black and Hispanic seniors are left with a less powerful flu vaccine
By Arthur Allen Contributing Writer (khn.org) — At Whitman-Walker Health, Dr. David Fessler and his staff administer high-dose influenza vaccine to all HIV-positive and senior patients. Although the vaccine is roughly three ... La.’s high fees, cumbersome process for expungement could be curbed
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana legislators are considering automating a large portion of the state’s criminal record expungement system again. It’s a move that could allow thousands to scuttle ... Court proposes ‘probationary period’ for special education oversight; SPLC objects
By Marta Jewson The Lens A federal judge presiding over a seven-year-old consent decree meant to improve special education services in New Orleans says it’s time to end court-mandated oversight of city ... ‘We made it. All of us,’ Jackson says in celebratory speech
By Nyah Marshall Contributing Writer (Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Howard University News Service) — It was truly a day of celebration as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made ...
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