Final deal for tax reform may not be the end of the battle

By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Gov. Jeff Landry accepted a compromise negotiated by key Louisiana senators, including Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Chairman Franklin Foil of

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Biased home appraisals steal $150 billion from Black home wealth

By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer For most consumers, buying a home is the single-largest investment of their lifetimes. But for Black America, home equity –

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Momentum builds for Shirley Chisholm to receive Congressional Gold Medal
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — As the 100th anniversary of Shirley Chisholm’s birth approaches on November 30, a growing effort to honor her legacy is taking shape. Chisholm, ... State police again barred from homeless sweeps amid effort to clear French Quarter
By Katie Jane Fernelius Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — An Orleans Parish judge on Monday (Nov. 25) issued a temporary restraining order against the Louisiana State Police, days after state troopers distributed ... The United Nations Global Plastics Treaty: validating the struggles of fenceline communities in La.
By Delaney Dryfoos The Lens In mid-November, days before this week’s final United Nations meeting to discuss plastic pollution, the Biden administration declared that it no longer supported a cap on new ... La. will increases its lead as having the highest sales tax in the country
By Ella Ray Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — It’s not often that Louisiana leads the country in any category. But for several years, the state has gone above and ... CBC reaches historic 62 members while preparing to challenge Trump policies
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will enter the 119th session of Congress with a historic 62 members, marking the largest number of Black ... DOJ special counsel Smith drops federal criminal cases against Trump
By Ashley Murray Contributing Writer (StatesNewroom) — The federal election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump is over, at least during his forthcoming presidency. Graves, Carter ask Congress to end ‘ridiculous’ disparity in state waters along Gulf Coast
By Elise Plunk Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — U.S. Reps Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, and Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, are asking Congress to expand state waters along the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coast ... Our recommendations for December 7th election
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 ...
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