New Orleans officials: Fix in the works for contractor payment problems
By Katie Jane Fernelius Contributing Writer (VeriteNews.org) — Weeks after the release of a critical state report highlighting the city of New Orleans’ chronic delays paying its contractors, city officials on Tuesday ... Louisiana woman criticizes AG Murrill over comments about her abortion story
By Rosemary Westwood WWNO/WRKF A Louisiana woman who spoke at the Democratic National Convention about being denied miscarriage care in the wake of Louisiana’s abortion ban is criticizing Attorney General Liz Murrill ... Gov. Landry nominates longtime parole manager to run Louisiana’s prison system
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Gov. Jeff Landry has picked a longtime acquaintance with nearly 30 years of experience working in probation and parole services to run the Department of ... Sometimes we laugh; sometimes we cry!
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist During the past week, many of us were glued to our televisions. The National Democratic Convention was going on in Chicago. There was a ... Is your vote alive and well?
We’ve all heard the slogan: “Democracy is on the ballot.” But what does that mean? It means our freedom is at stake. Depending on the outcome of the election, we ... Democrats have both joy and policy initiatives
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The Democratic National Convention, held August 19-22, was, among other things, an occasion of joy. I’ve attended every Democratic convention since 1976, and have never experienced ... Breaking the glass ceiling in November
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist People can be pleasantly unpredictable at times, so our politics is equally unpredictable. As a U.S. senator, Kamala Harris was seen as a rising star and ... CRT ban seeks to bury lessons of history
Governor Jeff Landry’s newest executive order JMIL 24-132, issued on last Tuesday (August 27), maintains that “inherently divisive concepts, like Critical Race Theory (‘CRT’) and its progeny instruct students to ... Court blocks environmental civil rights protections for La.’s Black communities
By Terry L. Jones Floodlight The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana this week issued a permanent injunction that prevents the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of ...
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