Gun Industry exposed: Secret customer data used to influence U.S. elections

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — An investigation by ProPublica has uncovered that some of America’s most iconic gun manufacturers secretly shared

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New Orleans subdivision on toxic Superfund site being cleared for solar farm

By Elise Plunk Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The home at 2897 Abundance St. crumbled under the mechanical arm of an excavator with surprising ease, the

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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 ... 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 ... 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, ... 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 ... Study raises concerns about amount of lead in New Orleans water
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer A recently released study from local nonprofit The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans revealed a disturbing truth: lead was in 83 percent of tested New ...
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