Company that pulled 100 promised jobs in Jeff. Parish gets $3.6M tax break
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A state board gave a multi-million dollar tax break on Wednesday (Oct. 25) of last week to a Texas fertilizer company that reneged on its ... Federal agencies issue $23M fine against TransUnion and subsidiary FTC and CFPB
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer Two federal agencies recently reached a $23 million settlement with TransUnion, one of the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies, and a subsidiary, TURRS. The Federal Trade ... La. adopts stronger rule to tackle orphaned oil well problem
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources finalized a new rule Friday to help reduce the number of orphaned oil and gas wells throughout the state. DOJ’s initiative secures $107M in relief for redlining victims
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The Justice Department’s Combating Redlining Initiative announced the recovery of over $107 million in relief for communities of color nationwide who have long ... More than 40 states allege Facebook is targeting children with addictive features
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – Maryland, Virginia, Arizona, California, and New York have joined 36 other states in a lawsuit against Meta, the parent company overseeing social media ... Rising interest rates, and prices keep homeownership as a distant goal, especially for African Americans
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In the wake of escalating mortgage rates and soaring housing prices, the dream of homeownership in the United States is slipping further from ... Negro League World Series celebrates 75th anniversary
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer As the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks battle for a championship in the Major League Baseball World Series, New Orleans baseball fans can celebrate the 75th ... Gray Line New Orleans partners with local artist on slave history tour
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer An internationally recognized local Black artist has teamed up with a popular New Orleans tour company to present a tour of haunted locales in the city ... Advocates fear billions in Inflation Reduction Act money won’t reach targeted communities
By Terry L. Jones Contributing Writer (Special from Floodlight via La. Illuminator) — With billions of dollars in tax credits and federal grants up for grabs in the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction ... PrEP, a key HIV prevention tool, isn’t reaching Black women
By Sam Whitehead Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Alexis Perkins thought her OB-GYN’s office in Atlanta would be just the place to get a prescription for the type of drug that reduces a ...
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