La. lawmaker wants mandatory life without parole sentence for fentanyl distribution
By Nick Chrastil The Lens A measure that would add a conviction for fentanyl distribution to the short list of crimes punishable by a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of ... NOLa City Council urges state to reimburse Road Home recipients who paid grants back
By David Hammer | WWL-TV and Richard A. Webster Contributing Writers (Veritenews.org) — The New Orleans City Council voted unanimously last Thursday (April 20) to ask the state Legislature, now in session ... La. health department revises estimate for Medicaid enrollee purge
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana Department of Health officials estimate the state will see a net loss of 222,400 people from the government-backed Medicaid insurance rolls as a ... NOLA Public Schools considers third tier of charter school warnings
By Marta Jewson The Lens The NOLA Public Schools district is proposing a third — and more severe — tier of warnings that it could issue to charter schools failing to comply ... Black man honored for leadership in Australia gold rush
(Blackmansstreet.Today) — Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador to Australia, recently recognized John Joseph, a Black man from the United States who moved to Australia, and later became an American gold ... No time to forget the Gulf Coast
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist How long do you think it would take to overlook the worst offshore oil spill in history, one that lasted 87 days during which four million barrels ... ‘Algiers, America’ shines light on Karr football program
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Rarely has a devastating tragedy united a community, fought back against racial stereotypes, and countered the crippling effect of government neglect and poor urban policy as ... EPA sued over failure to set, update pollution limits
By Robert Zullo Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – More than a dozen environmental groups are suing the federal Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to set water pollution limits for some industrial contaminants ... Gov. Edwards calls for teacher pay raises amid big surplus
By Molly Ryan Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — Gov. John Bel Edwards joined lawmakers at the start of the regular session Monday (April 10) to outline his agenda in ... Greenfield owes $200 million in property taxes for grain elevator project
By Joshua Rosenberg The Lens A nonprofit opposed to the construction of a grain elevator in St. John the Baptist Parish sued the company behind the project, Greenfield Louisiana, along with the ...
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