January 2025 Archive
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana residents pay much higher electricity bills than the national average and live with one of the least reliable electric grids in the country, ... New research shows African Americans face sharply higher dementia risks
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A new study reveals that Americans over the age of 55 have a 42 percent chance of developing dementia, a figure more than ... Louisiana provides more financial aid to students seeking workforce certification
By Julia O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The $10.5 million to state provided to help people pay for job training and industry certifications ran out approximately six months ahead of schedule. RTA, Plaquemines port sign agreement to bring backup ferry to Chalmette-Algiers route
By Bobbi-Jeanne Misick Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority and the Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District signed an agreement on January 17, allowing the RTA to use ... Trump puts DEI staff on paid leave, guts environmental justice offices across government
By Shauneen Miranda Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — All federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion positions are ordered to be placed on paid administrative leave by the close of business on ... Louisiana’s new seafood origin law could still shield foreign catch at restaurants, grocers
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A new law requiring restaurants in Louisiana to tell their customers the specific country of origin of any seafood being served is causing some confusion ... Nancy Leftenant-Colon, trailblazing Army nurse and Air Force veteran, dies at 104
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, has died ... ‘It’s a sacred space’: Xavier University of Louisiana kicks off centennial celebrations
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — As the only university in the United States founded by a Catholic saint, Xavier University of Louisiana might be, in a literal sense, sacred. But ... Outrage builds over Trump’s order ending DEI in federal agencies and contracts
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — President Donald J. Trump’s first-day executive order to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies across federal agencies and contractors has drawn widespread ... Scholarship launched to support students pursuing careers in finance, banking
By Makenna Mincey Contributing Writer As part of a larger initiative to empower communities, First Horizon Corp. has announced the launch of an endowed scholarship in partnership with Xavier University of ...
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