In city’s heat islands, families cope with even hotter temps
By Lue Palmer Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — On school mornings, Sheena Green walks her son to the bus stop in the Desire neighborhood, where they wait up to 10 minutes on the ... Entergy disconnected customers in Monroe as soon as temps dipped to 91°
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Barred from shutting off power to customers during the ongoing stretch of heat advisories across the state, Entergy Louisiana disconnected a number of customers in ... Youth kept at Angola facility receive poor education and are held in cells for discipline, lawyers suggest, at first day of hearing
By Nick Chrastil The Lens At a court hearing on held on Tuesday (August 15) of last week, Patrick Cooper, who was recently hired as a teacher at the Angola youth-detention facility, ... Children account for one-third of Louisiana’s Medicaid roll removals
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Approximately 35 percent of the 50,600 people removed from Louisiana’s Medicaid health insurance coverage in July were children, according to information the state Department of ... Louisiana insurance commissioner race decided after candidate withdraws
By Piper Hutchinson and Greg LaRose Contributing Writers (lailluminator.com) — One of two candidates for Louisiana insurance commissioner has dropped out of the race, giving the lone remaining candidate an automatic victory. The ancient practice of Ayurveda can combat modern day extreme heat
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — Extreme heat is not new for residents of India, where temperatures in inland areas routinely rise to 122 degrees Fahrenheit in April and ... Thousands of miles of pipelines planned to boost LNG exports
By Sara Sneath Contributing Writer (Special from DeSmog via lailluminator.com) — U.S. fossil fuel firms are pushing to build more than 2,900 miles of natural gas pipelines to feed liquefied natural gas ... Trump and 18 co-conspirators indicted on racketeering charges in Georgia; arrest warrants issued
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, indicted former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen associates for election fraud, racketeering, and ... Arkansas Ed. Dept withdraws credit for AP African American Studies
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The Arkansas Education Department has opted to strip course credit from the Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course, just a few months ... Clarence Avant, ‘Black Godfather’ of entertainment, dies
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Clarence Avant, a music business icon and mentor to many, has died at 92 years old. Avant was called “The Godfather” by many ...
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