April 2023 Archive

Was it really about decorum?
In the wake of the shooting of three 9-year-old children at their school in Nashville, Tenn., House Speaker Cameron Sexton would not allow legislation to advance to the floor of ...
From the Central Park Five to a Trump indictment
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Kindred spirits will always be drawn to one another. Therefore, positive-driven people will be attracted to the strong motivation and integrity which comes from other positive-driven ...
The struggle Dr. King gave his life for
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist This past week (April 4) in 1968, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated leading a bold effort to teach America an urgent lesson: Racism ...
Feds advance portable generator safety rule to prevent Carbon Monoxide poisoning
By Perla Trevizo and Suzy Khimm ProPublica The federal government is moving forward with sweeping new regulations to make portable generators safer, citing the increasing number of deaths they cause and ...
Three years of Covid, survey shows Louisiana educators experience an array of emotions
By Candace J. Semien Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: This story is the third and final part of news series in partnership with the National Associa-tion of Black Journalists on the coronavirus pandemic’s ...
Suspect accused of threatening the mayor of Bogalusa arrested
A week after Bogalusa Mayor Tyrin Troung held a press conference to announce that he had filed a complaint with the city’s police department, district attorney and Louisiana State Police ...
Proposed rule would limit La. government support for sexual assault victims
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Sexual assault victims could access only a fraction of the public money other crime victims are entitled to receive for initial medical expenses under a ...
Lake Charles group forms to dismantle eminent domain laws
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer With the help of a national organization dedicated to stopping the use of eminent domain laws that allow petrochemical companies to seize private property, southwest Louisiana ...
Students stage walk-out in bid to stop school closure
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer In a dual experiment in the nature of neighborhood schools, Jefferson Parish School Board may vote on April 5 to give Haynes control of Grace King’s campus, ...
New York grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In 1872, police in Washington, D.C., stopped President Ulysses S. Grant for speeding in a horse and buggy at the corner of 13th ...

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