Facing criticism, Feds award first maternal health grant to a predominantly Black rural area
By Sarah Jane Tribble Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — A federal program to combat the alarming rates of rural women dying from pregnancy complications has marked a first: It’s supporting an organization that ... Community Baby Shower to provide support, resources to local mothers
By Zamariah Strozier Contributing Writer The saying “It takes a village to raise a child” also applies to the care needed for expectant and new mothers. A Community Baby Shower to ... State tax filing extensions available for parishes under saltwater emergency declaration
(Louisiana Illuminator) — Taxpayers in the four parishes where saltwater intrusion from the Mississippi River has or will impact the drinking water are getting more time to file their returns. We must protect the foundation of our democracy
By The Honorable Rep. James E. Clyburn Assistant Democratic Leader Earlier this month, I stood alongside my colleagues as we announced the reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement ... Police resistance and politics undercut the authority of prosecutors trying to reform the Justice System
By Jeremy Kohler ProPublica After the 2014 fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the months of protests that followed, the city of St. Louis was forced to reckon ... ‘Angola 3’ to make debut at Carver Theater on Oct. 20
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The new stage play “Angola 3” will have a four-night run at the historic Carver Theater on October 20, 21st, 27th and 28th. Federal review finds grain terminal would harm historic sites in climate-vulnerable St. John Parish
By Delaney Dryfoos The Lens Over and over, communities on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast see climate change in action: from record-breaking heat to devastating storms to saltwater intrusion creeping up the Mississippi River. One of the last known Tulsa Race Massacre survivor dies at 102
(NNPA Newswire) – Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last three survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, died at 102 on Monday, October 9, according to Oklahoma Democratic Rep. ... LNG plant operators change their tune on carbon capture
By Sara Sneath The Lens As Louisiana attempts to spew less climate-warming pollution, which disproportionately comes from industry, fossil-fuel companies have convinced lawmakers to jump onto the bandwagon of carbon capture and ... Peace offensive needed, not a war offensive
By Rev. Jesse Jackson TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The terrorist attacks on Israelis – launched by Hamas from Gaza – were horrifying. Civilians killed and maimed, a rain of rockets, villages sacked, hundreds dead ...
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