‘Fortify Homes’ grants seek to lower insurance costs for La. property owners
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Homeowners in Louisiana will soon be able to apply for $10,000 grants to help bring their homes up to new building code standards that will ... Lawmakers reject plea from Cancer Alley residents for fence line air monitoring
By Claire Sullivan Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — In a three-month period, St. James Parish resident Myrtle Felton lost three relatives to cancer and another to respiratory illness. She blames the heavy industrial ... La. GOP lawmakers still hope to win gerrymandering appeal despite SCOTUS ruling
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana’s Republican lawmakers believe they can still win their appeal in a federal congressional district gerrymandering lawsuit similar to one the state of Alabama lost ... 6 million Louisiana OMV records compromised in data breach, exposing most residents’ data
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A massive global data breach has compromised six million records at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, state officials said last Friday. How a grad student uncovered the largest known slave auction in the US
By Jennifer Berry Hawes ProPublica Sitting at her bedroom desk, nursing a cup of coffee on a quiet Tuesday morning, Lauren Davila scoured digitized old newspapers for slave auction ads. A graduate ... Chronic lifeguard shortage serves as springboard to address racial inequities
By Michelle Andrews Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Two summers ago, a teenager who had jumped off the diving board started struggling in the deep end, her arms flailing. It took only a ... One carbon capture bill survived the Louisiana Legislature. Here’s what it would do:
By Claire Sullivan Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana lawmakers shot down more than half a dozen bills to address concerns around carbon capture, but one proposal survived the session’s final chaotic moments ... Black women face dire consequences when unemployment rates rise
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In a setback to the progress made in narrowing the racial unemployment gap, an increase in joblessness among Black workers has raised concerns ... Medical pioneer Henrietta Lacks nominated for Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of revolutionary contributions to modern medicine
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – Leaders from the Congressional Black Caucus, alongside the family of medical pioneer Henrietta Lacks, gathered in the nation’s capital to announce their unanimous ... Tyler Perry reportedly makes history as first African American to acquire two major TV networks
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In a major development for the entertainment industry, BET has become Black-owned once again after 21 years, while VH1, for the first time, ...
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