Louisiana legislative races to watch in the November runoff
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Regardless of the results of runoffs in the Nov. 18 general election, Republicans will maintain a supermajority in the Louisiana Senate and are likely to ... Report reveals that racial disparities in incarceration persist
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) – A recent report from the Sentencing Project has revealed significant strides have been made in reducing racial inequities in incarceration over the ... Young N.O. filmmaker Carter Lacoste takes Randy Livingston’s story of resilience to NY festival
By Candace J. Semien Jozef Syndicate reporter New Orleans ninth grader Carter Lacoste is heading to New York this week for the 2023 All American High School Film Festival, and he is ... La. sees one of the steepest drops in parole, early release
By Richard A. Webster Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — The number of people granted parole and early release from prison has dropped precipitously across the country over the past several years, with Louisiana ... Two HBCUs named among world’s top music business schools
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Howard University, the renowned historically Black college in Northwest, D.C., finds itself in esteemed company alongside institutions such as the Abbey Road Institute ... Six charter schools make pitch: Give us another chance
By Minh Ha Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Six schools at risk of closure due to poor performance on state evaluations pitched the Orleans Parish School Board Tuesday (Oct. 17) night: please let ... The equivalent sanctity of life
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire Columnist I must join others in condemning the bombing in Tel Aviv that killed more than 1,200 people. Those killed were mothers and fathers, children and grandparents. ... New Orleans farmers face loss, uncertainty amid historic drought
By Drew Costley Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Cheryl Nunes, co-founder of River Green Queens, was hoping the farm would be able to include lettuce, which is “a big draw,” in its farm ... Louisiana receives $250M to build ‘resilience hubs’ for storm power outages
(lailluminator.com) — Louisiana will receive a $250 million federal grant to provide a backup plan for communities that lose power during a natural disaster. Medicare enrollees can switch coverage now. Here’s what’s new and what to consider.
By Julie Appleby Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Consumers know it’s fall when stores start offering Halloween candy and flu shots – and airwaves and mailboxes are filled with advertisements for Medicare options.
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