Activist genealogist IDs remains at former St. James plantation as enslaved people
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — An environmental activist group says it has identified five people buried almost two centuries ago at the site of a proposed industrial complex in St. ... Criminal justice reform poised to be decisive issue in 2024 election, poll shows
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — As America moves toward the most consequential presidential election in recent memory, criminal justice reform has emerged as a potential game-changer, with a ... Homeless sweep ahead of Taylor Swift concert reveals conflict between city, Troop NOLA
By Katie Jane Fernelius Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — City leaders were left scrambling Wednesday after Louisiana state troopers led an operation to clear a Calliope Street homeless encampment despite strong objections from ... Some Louisiana patients struggle to fill reproductive care prescriptions under new drug law
By Lorena O’Neil Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A Lafayette woman needed to get a uterine polyp removed so that she could get pregnant. A woman from northwest Louisiana and another from New ... Loyola exhibit pays tribute to the legacy of New Orleans photographer
By Makenna Mincey Contributing Writer Loyola University of New Orleans is honoring its former long-time photographer, Harold Baquet, with a special photo exhibit featuring his work documenting Black life and major ... As DE&I programs face rollback, study highlights Black women are still facing barriers in predominantly white workplaces
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — As diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) programs face increasing dismantling across corporate America, the challenges Black women face in predominantly white workplaces are ... In final push, Harris labels Trump a fascist
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — With the 2024 presidential election rapidly approaching, tensions are rising as Republican nominee Donald Trump ramps up his divisive rhetoric, while Democratic nominee ... The plastics industry’s wish list for a 2nd Trump administration
By Lisa Song ProPublica Tucked into a green-sounding federal recycling bill filed last month is a wish list, not of tough new mandates to get a handle on the world’s plastic’s crisis, ... New solar farm comes online in Franklinton
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A new utility-scale solar farm went online Monday in Washington Parish, generating enough electricity to power roughly 11,500 homes. Researchers launch $3.7M study on how structural racism accelerates aging in Black Americans
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A group of researchers from Rutgers University and Michigan State University have launched a major study to examine the long-term effects of structural ...
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