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La.’s HIV prevention efforts making national headlines

By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer Recent efforts on the part of the Louisiana Department of Public Health to reduce HIV rates around the state are

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Grtr. N.O. Fair Housing Action Center changes name

By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer With a string of successful efforts behind it and another pivotal policy summit just ahead, one of the state’s largest

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The aroma of king cakes and the sound of jazz fill the New Orleans air
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer Twelfth Night, which is always January 6, marks the last night of the twelve days of Christmas, the celebration of the Epiphany and the beginning of the ...
The long and winding road traveled for legalized medical marijuana in La.
By Lara Nicholson Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — Katie Corkern is a mother of three sons in Amite. One of her sons is Connor, 13, who has a birth ...
A look at some pivotal La. political stories in 2019
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Each year, The Louisiana Weekly compiles ten incidents of the previous year which could influence the political landscape in the Pelican State and throughout the U.S. in ...
St. James Parish residents petition council to revoke land use permit
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer Residents in St. James Parish are asking council officials to revoke a land use permit for a planned 14-plant chemical complex, asserting that newly discovered information proves ...
The escalating fight over racist monuments in the South
By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — Earlier during the month of December 2019, Nikki Haley, the former Republican governor of South Carolina, wrote an op-ed in The Washington ...
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La. Weekly publisher to receive 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award
Renette Dejoie Hall, president and publisher of The Louisiana Weekly, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Press Club of New Orleans on July 21 at the Jung Hotel ...
La. ports are ‘dominant’ in the nation
By Nayita Wilson Contributing Writer Louisiana ports are among the highest-performing ports in the nation, according to Global Trade Magazine’s Top 50 Power Ports. The report ranked the Port of South Louisiana, ...
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Shop where the locals shop this holiday season
[caption id="attachment_27224" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Photo courtesy of Harley London (www.harleylondonusa.com)[/caption] By Nayita Wilson Contributing Writer There’s a reality in New Orleans: When tourists come to town, many want to “eat where the locals ...

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