July 2024 Archive

Shreveport picked for North America’s second direct air capture facility
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A decarbonization company plans to build North America’s second direct air capture facility in Louisiana as part of an effort to sequester industrial air pollution.
Non-tenured Tulane faculty vote to unionize
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A group of non-tenured faculty at Tulane University in New Orleans has voted to form a union.
Issues with federal student aid application process led to fewer low-income recipients
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Approximately one million fewer students are receiving federal aid for low income students in 2024 than previously projected due to issues with the rollout of ...
Older women are different than older men. Their health is woefully understudied.
By Judith Graham Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) —Late last year, the Biden administration promised to address this problem with a new effort called the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. That inspires ...
He was the right man at the right time
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer Marc Morial is used to being told “it’s not his time.” From his historic campaign for mayor of New Orleans, becoming the youngest chief executive in the ...
Supreme Court overturns Chevron: Major blow to consumer protections and regulatory power
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer In a ruling that should make all Americans stop saying what the Supreme Court, those in power, or individuals seeking office and the presidency can’t do, ...
Funds for homeless shelter, housing for ex-incarcerated among Landry’s nonprofit budget vetoes
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Gov. Jeff Landry’s line-item vetoes from the state budget include money for a homeless shelter in Lafayette and housing for the formerly incarcerated in New ...
CNN faces blacklash for excluding Black-owned media from Biden-Trump debate
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — CNN has come under fire for denying media credentials to every Black-owned media entity, including those based in Atlanta, for the presidential debate ...
The cost of the American Dream jumped 47% since 2020
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer Regardless of race, income, or geography, every family needs and deserves a place to call home. It’s a place not only for shelter from life’s many storms; ...
La. broadband office earns top ranking for managing Biden infrastructure money
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana’s broadband office is ranked best in the nation alongside Idaho for its handling of federal broadband subsidies, according to the right-leaning think tank American ...

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