A Louisiana law meant to fight teen violence is sweeping 17-year-olds arrested for lesser crimes into adult court

By Richard A. Webster Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — In February, a prosecutor from a rural area outside Baton Rouge asked members of Louisiana’s Senate judiciary

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‘Bare bones’: Disability rights advocates say city’s disaster plans fall short

By Katie Jane Fernelius Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — When forecasters projected Hurricane Ida was going to hit New Orleans in August of 2021, Ashley Volion

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This week is voter registration week in Louisiana
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Monday, September 23, began Voter Registration Week in Louisiana ahead of the Nov. 5 nationwide election. The Louisiana Weekly celebrates its 99th anniversary
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On September 19, The Louisiana Weekly will celebrate its 99th anniversary of covering stories focused on New Orleans’ African-American community. Grambling installs youngest HBCU President
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Grambling State University honored its new president, Dr. Martin Lemelle Jr., in an investiture ceremony on campus on September 6. Court blocks environmental civil rights protections for La.’s Black communities
By Terry L. Jones Floodlight The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana this week issued a permanent injunction that prevents the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of ... City reaches deal with Ochsner to eliminate $59M in medical debt
By Katie Jane Fernelius Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Nearly two years after first announcing a program to eliminate $130 million in residents’ medical debt, the city of New Orleans said Monday (Aug. ... Pres. Biden announcement of $23M in cancer research to Tulane met with praise, protest
By Safura Syed Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Environmental activists from Louisiana’s so-called Cancer Alley had mixed reactions to President Joe Biden’s announcement on Tuesday (Aug. 14) that researchers at Tulane University will ... HBCU med schools are gifted $600M
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In a monumental move to address the underrepresentation of Black physicians in the United States, Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $600 million donation ... Questions remain about new election laws
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A slate of new Louisiana election laws that took effect on August 1 could disenfranchise voters and be used to levy unfounded allegations of fraud, ...
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