August 2023 Archive
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Biden administration has awarded $1.2 billion to companies that plan to build facilities in Louisiana and Texas to remove existing carbon dioxide emissions from ... Edwards asks pardon board to reconsider clemency for La.’s death row inmates
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Gov. John Bel Edwards is pressing members of the state pardon board to reconsider the fate of 56 individuals facing death sentences in Louisiana, putting ... La. heat leaves 16 dead in June and July, health department says
By Claire Sullivan Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – Louisiana’s record-breaking summer has had fatal consequences. Sixteen people in the state died in June and July from heat-related causes, according to the Louisiana ... Renowned Civil Rights advocate Charles J. Ogletree Jr. dies
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Charles J. Ogletree Jr., a distinguished Harvard Law School professor, celebrated attorney, and leading civil rights advocate, has died at 70. VP Kamala Harris unveils new wage rule for federal projects
By Casey Quinlan Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Construction workers who work on federal projects are poised to receive better wages and worker protections under a Department of Labor rule Vice President ... These La. sisters took their fight against big industry in ‘Cancer Alley’ to court – and won
By Daja E. Henry, The 19th Contributing Writer (Special from The 19th via Veritenews.org) — Twin sisters Jo and Joy Banner are celebrating a win in their fight against big industry in ... Could Wilson be knocked out of governor’s runoff?
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer When qualifying closed on August 10, there were only a few surprises, yet two of them call into question the Louisiana Democratic Party’s carefully crafted plan to ... Louisiana has more work to do to close funding gap between Southern, LSU, governor says
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Gov. John Bel Edwards says more work is needed to close the gap in funding between the state’s two land-grant universities. Be Aware: Someone could steal your medical records and bill you for their care
By Michelle Andrews Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — After HCA Healthcare announced last month that the personal identification data of roughly 11 million HCA patients in 20 states had been exposed in a ... America’s demographic shifts and the racial generation gap
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — It’s been a poorly kept secret that the underlying reason for much of America’s hate seen in recent years revolves around the fear ...
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