Committee advances several accountability measures related to Entergy and Hurricane Ida

By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens It’s been more than three weeks since Hurricane Ida took out all power in New Orleans and left much

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Gov. Edwards downplays State Police cover-up allegations

By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — In a radio interview Wednesday (September 15), Gov. John Bel Edwards downplayed reports that Louisiana State Police troopers

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FEMA ends policy that denies Blacks disaster relief funds
(Special from the defendernetwork.com) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it will end a policy that prevented many Black families from securing federal relief funds after natural disasters such ... Ida once again shines the light on infrastructure inadequacies
By the Wednesday following Hurricane Ida, desperate people gathered outside of the Whole Foods Market on Magazine Street, attempting to charge their depleted cell phones on the store’s generator and ... Coalition advocates for sustainable energy rates, practices
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer Last week, Together New Orleans, a recently formed coalition of community groups, churches and nonprofits, held a citizen seminar educating people about the relationship between Entergy and ... Local Indigenous Community calls out for justice and accountability
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Situated in the slender, triangular slice of land known as Bienville Place park in the French Quarter, the 26-foot statue of the man commonly known as the ... NOLa. mandates vaccination or negative COVID test to enter many businesses
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens People entering certain businesses in the city of New Orleans will need to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a recent negative COVID test beginning this ... ‘We’ve worked out all the kinks,’ Louisiana rental assistance program official says
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Even though just a fraction of federal COVID-19 rental assistance money the state received has been disbursed to struggling Louisiana renters, Division of Administration Assistant ... Coalition seeks input from community on future of Municipal Auditorium
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer Last week, the Save Our Soul’s coalition held three public meetings seeking input on the future of Armstrong Park’s municipal auditorium. The meetings come in the wake ... Study: NOLa. experienced America’s worst homicide spike during pandemic
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer New Orleans had the highest increase in homicides per capita during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.
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