Louisiana will face lawsuits over Ten Commandments school displays
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Four civil liberties groups will sue the state of Louisiana after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law Wednesday that calls for the Ten Commandments ... The party of Lincoln is dead
By Keith Boykin Word In Black Contributor “Republicans are the party of Abraham Lincoln, but Black people are stuck on the Democratic plantation.” Please stop saying this. Every time someone makes this ... ‘Extremely low pay’ cited at US Senate hearing as prime reason for teacher shortage
By Shauneen Miranda Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — The only reason John Arthur is able to be a public school teacher is because his wife makes much more money than he does. The latest enemy of DEI and The Fearless Fund
Wendell Pierce put out a “Clarion Call” this month about the status of Black people in America. When the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal blocked The Fearless Fund, a private ... Louisiana residents share similar views on fossil fuels and renewables regardless of politics
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — An overwhelming majority of Louisiana residents support the expansion of renewable energy alongside fossil fuel production in the state, and most residents believe the state ... Real-time data show the air in ‘Cancer Alley’ is worse than expected
By Naveena Sadasivam Grist Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been known as “Cancer Alley.” The name stems from ... Louisiana’s roof grant program heads into second year at solid pace
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana’s fortified roof grant program is expected to accept applications for a second year with a new round of money to distribute this fall and ... Thousands of children got tested for lead with faulty devices: What parents should know
By Julie Appleby Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately ... Rev. James Lawson Jr., original Freedom Rider and Apostle of Nonviolence, has died
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., a foundational figure in the Civil Rights Movement and an original Freedom Rider, died on Sunday, June 9 ... Federal judge: ‘I don’t think robbers would ask for help’
By La’Shance Perry The Lens On Tuesday, June 4, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, lawyers from the ACLU of Louisiana and Cooley LLP argued in front of ...
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