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By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Through legislation and the courts, any law can be changed at any given time—but changing laws doesn’t guarantee that a person’s heart will change with ... La.’s most troubled teen offenders statewide could be moved to Angola
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Incarcerated youth from across the state deemed the most troubled and aggressive could be moved to a building on the grounds of the Louisiana State ... Home of activist, Robert ‘Bob’ Hicks, unveiled as Louisiana’s 7th Civil Rights trail marker
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer On August 11, 2022, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Office of Tourism unveiled the seventh marker of the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail, the historic Robert ... Department of Education seeking loan forgiveness applications by November 15
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Following President Joe Biden’s announcement canceling student loan debt of up to $20,000 for specific borrowers, the U.S. Department of Education said ... Grant program aims to reduce food insecurity citywide
By Madison Grant Contributing Writer In 2022, 61,000 adults and 20,000 children live in households without reliable access to food in New Orleans, according to the 2022 New Orleans Community Health ... Harvey community holds vigil in honor of slain son
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer More than a dozen local elected officials last Tuesday joined family members of a slain 20-year-old man at Israel Baptist Church in Harvey to rally for an ... Proposed ordinance would ban water shutoffs on disputed bills
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens A recently established advisory committee voted on this past Wednesday in favor of a New Orleans City Council ordinance that would prohibit the Sewerage and Water ... On March on Washington anniversary, Civil Rights leaders redouble fight for America
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Representatives of America’s Civil Rights legacy organizations sounded the alarm and issued a call to arms this week as they observed the 59th anniversary ... La. on notice after failing to submit clean air plan to EPA
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued formal notices last week to Louisiana and 14 other states that failed to submit plans to reduce ... New Orleans Council temporarily bans new short-term rentals as it rewrites regulations
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens The New Orleans City Council placed a temporary moratorium on new residential short-term rental permits at a special meeting on last Monday (August 29), called in ...
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