Lawmakers advance new map with two majority-Black La. Supreme Court districts
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Voters could potentially add a second Black justice to the Louisiana Supreme Court after a legislative committee advanced a map on Wednesday of last week ... Supplier diversity program offers local businesses chance to work in Super Bowl
By Khalil Gillon Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — A new supplier diversity program for next year’s Super Bowl seeks to give subcontracting opportunities to local businesses led by minorities, women, people with disabilities, ... Voter registration deadline nears for presidential primary
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana residents have little time left to register to vote in the upcoming presidential primaries. What it would have cost Louisiana to provide summer food benefits for poor children
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The federal assistance Louisiana turned down to help provide food for low-income families over the summer would have cost the state less than $6 per ... N.O. City Council OKs slice of grid-hardening plan, rejecting most of Entergy proposal
By Josie Abugov Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — The New Orleans City Council on Thursday (Feb. 22) nixed most of Entergy New Orleans’ ambitious, $1 billion electrical grid-hardening plan, approving a much ... Delgado enters partnerships with SUNO and Reach University
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Delgado Community College recently announced articulation agreements with both Reach University and Southern University ... STUDY: Could giving teens $50 a week help curb poverty?
By Minh Ha Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — When Ra’Son Johnson heard about a study giving teens $50 a week for 40 weeks, she said she immediately signed up because she needed the ... Biden Administration announces $1.2B in student debt forgiveness
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In a significant move to alleviate the burden of student debt, the Biden administration revealed on Wednesday of last week its decision to ... Proposed Louisiana public defender overhaul is a power grab, critics say
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A proposal to move Louisiana’s public defender system under the governor’s direct control has alarmed attorneys, local defense attorneys and retired judges. Patients see first savings from Biden’s drug price push, as Pharma lines up its lawyers
By Arthur Allen Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Last year alone, David Mitchell paid $16,525 for 12 little bottles of Pomalyst, one of the pricey medications that treat his multiple myeloma, a blood ...
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