November 2024 Archive

Compare 2024 school performance scores for NOLa charters
By Marta Jewson The Lens The Louisiana Department of Education released state school performance scores last Wednesday (Nov. 20) morning. Once again, the NOLA Public Schools district received a C.
Endorsements for the Dec. 7, 2024 elections
ORLEANS PARISH Member of School Board District 2: Eric J. Jones There is one fundamental question at stake in the last competitive school board race on the ballot; will the option of ...
15 Democrats join Republicans in backing bill critics call a dictator’s dream
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Donald Trump has openly declared he would rule as a dictator from his first day in office. Astonishingly, 15 House Democrats joined Republicans ...
Louisiana Legislature passes permanent teacher pay proposal; voters to decide its fate
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Two pieces of legislation that would make a temporary pay raise for K-12 teachers and school support workers permanent received final passage Friday in the ...
Huge power plant eyed to run mystery $5 billion Louisiana data center
By Pam Radtke Floodlight In rural northeast Louisiana, known for its rice, sweet potato farms and poverty, an as-yet-to-be-named company has agreed to build a new data center with an investment of ...
New Orleans agrees to pay OPSB $20M to settle long-running suit
By Katie Jane Fernelius Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — The New Orleans City Council and Orleans Parish School Board announced last week that they have found a partial solution to the NOLA Public ...
Nationwide IV fluid shortage could change how hospitals manage patient hydration
By Jackie Fortiér Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are ...
51st annual Bayou Classic brings football, fun to New Orleans
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The Bayou Classic will once again return to New Orleans over the Thanksgiving holiday, this year celebrating its 51st anniversary with activities planned from November 28-30.
Progress is well underway on Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club’s flood mitigation project
By John Gray Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Progress is finally underway on a construction project years in the making that will lift the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club’s headquarters to help ...
DOJ marks 15 years of Hate Crimes Act as threats loom from incoming administration
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — As the incoming Trump administration plans to dismantle the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, the future of civil rights enforcement and protections ...

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