June 2023 Archive

Carbon capture portrayed as a lynchpin to Louisiana’s success, failure
By Terry L. Jones Contributing Writer (Special from Floodlight) — Allowing the state of Louisiana to regulate the injection of carbon dioxide underground would continue a pattern of systemic harm to residents ...
Hurricane season 2023: Are Entergy and the Sewerage & Water Board ready?
By Michael Isaac Stein Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — During hurricane season, it is difficult to overemphasize the importance of the city’s power provider, Entergy New Orleans, and the New Orleans Sewerage & ...
New Orleans City Council adopts ‘Right to Organize’ law in major win for City Hall union advocates
By Michael Isaac Stein Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — City Hall union advocates scored a major victory on Thursday (June 22) when the New Orleans City Council passed the so-called “Right to Organize” ...
Study reveals disturbing trend: Emerging adults sentenced to life without parole
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In a stunning revelation, a newly released report by The Sentencing Project brings to light the plight of emerging adults aged 25 and ...
Corporal punishment banned at La. schools without parental consent
(lailluminator.com) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a bill that bans physical discipline at public elementary and secondary schools unless parents provide written permission.
La. enacts law protecting right to hire public insurance adjusters
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Property insurance companies will no longer be allowed to prevent their policyholders from hiring public adjusters.
There have been 2,600 violations of Louisiana’s imported shrimp law — and no fines
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Health inspectors have recorded more than 2,600 violations of a 2019 Louisiana law that requires restaurants and other food establishments to indicate on their menus ...
New recommendation calls for anxiety disorder screening in adults
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued a new recommendation stating that adults aged 19 to 64 in the United States ...
Paralyzed New Haven man receives a record $45M settlement in police brutality lawsuit
(Blackmansstreet.Today) — Richard “Randy ” Cox, who was riding without seatbelts in the back of a police van, was paralyzed when he was thrown into a metal partition following a ...
Stamp honoring late Rep. John Lewis unveiled
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — House leaders joined forces with the U.S. Postal Service to reveal a commemorative stamp paying tribute to the late Rep. John Lewis on ...

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