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Music icons, fans, friends remember 5th Ward Weebie
By Emeka Dibia Contributing Writer Bounce music lost an icon. Music artist 5th Ward Weebie died on Thursday, January 9. He was 42.
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What’s at stake for Southern Dreamers awaiting a SCOTUS decision on DACA
By Rolando Zenteno Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — The South is home to one-third of all Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients,
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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 ... Cantrell’s paradigm shift is paying off
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer While handling a cyber attack that downed city computers, Mayor LaToya Cantrell last week spoke of the challenges and opportunities faced by her administration in 2019. In ... N.O. DA, Council continue to spar over domestic violence cases
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer After two weeks of friction and barbs between the Orleans Parish District Attorney and members of the New Orleans City Council over the prosecution of domestic violence ... District Attorney has dropped 83 percent of domestic violence charges in Municipal Court in last two years
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens In 2018 and 2019, District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s office dropped charges in about 83 percent of misdemeanor domestic violence cases in New Orleans Municipal Court — ... GSU launches first cloud computing degree in La.
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Following initial approval from the state last month, Grambling State University has put its efforts to create Louisiana’s first bachelor’s degree in cloud computing into overdrive, a ... It was called The Turkey Day Classic, Dillard vs Xavier football rivalry
By Ro Brown Contributing Writer Before there was a Bayou Classic between Grambling and Southern, there was a Turkey Day Classic between Dillard and Xavier. PRC launches grant program to preserve historic houses in Tremé
By Meghan Holmes Contributing Writer At a November 14 press conference, New Orleans-based nonprofit Preservation Resource Center announced the start of a new program to preserve affordable housing in the Tremé. City claims no liability in Gert Town contamination
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Regardless of what ultimately happens as a result of a lawsuit filed by residents of the Gert Town neighborhood over possible exposure to radioactive materials, many citizens ...
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