Top debate student couldn’t sway School Board to keep his school open
By Marta Jewson The Lens Jordan Brown, 17, would be flying north later in the day. So he walked into Delores T. Arthur School for Young Men wheeling a large black suitcase ... New report exams traffic stops, racial disparities, and the call for systemic reform
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Traffic stops remain the most common reason for police-initiated contact across all racial groups, according to a new report from the Bureau of ... The village lives on in new documentary film
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer At least 300 people attended “The Pontchartrain Park Pioneers” documentary premier and holiday celebration at the Millie Charles School of Social Work at Southern University in ... Top five story/trends of 2024
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer At The Louisiana Weekly, our editors tend to look at the top stories of the year through the lens of how they revealed the direction local politics ... Cassidy backs bill to crack down on illegal fishing
By Elise Plunk Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A new bill in the U.S. Senate aims to combat illegal fishing practices and trade of endangered species worldwide, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy. President commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The American Civil Liberties Union celebrated President Joe Biden’s historic action in commuting 37 federal death sentences. The group proclaimed that Biden has ... PJ Morton’s memoir, ‘Saturday Night, Sunday Morning,’ sings of his life and career
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer PJ Morton’s memoir, “Saturday Night, Sunday Morning: Staying True to Myself from the Pews to the Stage,” couldn’t be more aptly or poetically titled. Morton, born ... Biden vetoes bipartisan bill to create new federal judgeships
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — President Joe Biden has vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have created dozens of new federal judicial positions, citing unresolved questions about its provisions ... To serve and protect federal workers
By David W. Marshal TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The phrase “to serve and protect” has been the motto of the Los Angeles Police Department since 1963. The popularity of this phrase has led to ... 2025 Resolution: Make a difference!
We eat, drink and party each New Year’s Eve with family and friends. It is undoubtedly a time to celebrate and give thanks for being alive and witnessing the dawn ...
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