Lawsuit: Buildout of industrial facilities in Black areas of St. James Parish is discrimination
By Joshua Rosenberg The Lens The St. James Parish government’s long history of locating highly pollutive industrial facilities in areas of the parish home to large concentrations of Black residents constitutes discrimination, ... “Natural persons” allowed 1 STR/SQ block
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer On Thursday, March 23, with only Councilmembers Eugene Green and Oliver Thomas opposing, the New Orleans City Council voted to limit short-term rentals in residential areas to ... Plans still shaky for BR-NOLA passenger rail
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has about two weeks left to draft its initial plans for a proposed passenger rail line between Baton ... New program seeks to support Jews of color
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer New Orleanian Terrell Mims was born a Christian, a son of a pastor, but while growing into adulthood, he began to question the faith in which ... NNPA’s Chavis looks to the future during ‘State of the Black Press’ event
By Barrington M. Salmon Contributing Writer (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis took the opportunity March 17 to firmly connect the National Newspaper Publishers Association to its past, present, and future during ... Donelon backs ‘tort reform’ for homeowner’s insurance
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — After pushing so-called tort reform legislation in 2020 that failed to reduce auto insurance rates, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is backing a similar proposal ... After people on Medicaid die, some states aggressively seek repayment from their estates
By Tony Leys Contributing Writer (khn.org) — Fran Ruhl’s family received a startling letter from the Iowa Department of Human Services four weeks after she died in January 2022. Proposal would give La. lawmakers their first pay raise in four decades
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A bill the Louisiana Legislature will consider would give state lawmakers their first raise in over 40 years. Opinions vary on departing DEQ Secretary Chuck Carr Brown; data is definitive
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — It’s not unusual that a state agency leader leaves during the last year of a governor’s term, so the exit of Louisiana Department of Environmental ... The inspired Black child
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The truth is always revealed despite the lies and misinformation sometimes communicated by those in and running for office. Ignorance represents a lack of knowledge or ...
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