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House GOP propose budget that cuts Medicare, Social Security, and ACA

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In a precursor to what life will be like under another administration led by the four-times

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Southern’s leader calls on governor, lawmakers to close funding gap with LSU

By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The leader of the Southern University System is asking the Louisiana Legislature to address a funding disparity between

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Far-right activists push changes to Louisiana’s early childhood education
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — An ultra-conservative movement is close to adding Louisiana to its list of states where early childhood education standards have been updated to remove what it ...
Power struggle shelves new La. Supreme Court districts in Legislature
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A legislative committee tossed aside a map last Tuesday (Feb. 27) that would create a second majority-Black seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court, setting up ...
Report: Average salary needed to rent in New Orleans rent is $64K
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer The real estate marketplace Zillow recently published a report on rental rates across the country. According to the report, the typical rent in New Orleans is ...
Louisiana again turns down summer food assistance
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A Landry cabinet member announced Friday (Feb. 10) that Louisiana will not accept federal money to help families to cover summer food expenses when their ...
Black voters want congressional map lawsuit moved from GOP-stacked court
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A federal redistricting lawsuit both sides hoped to settle when the Louisiana Legislature drew a new congressional map last month saw a new motion filed ...
A new fortified roof grant program aims to help lower-income homeowners
By Khalil Gillon Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — A new federally funded grant program in town aims at helping New Orleans homeowners struggling to afford the cost of upgrading their roofs.
Inequitable algorithms: Facial recognition’s alarming pattern of misidentifying Black individuals sparks calls for reform
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Recent research conducted by Scientific American online supported fears that facial recognition technology (FRT) can worsen racial inequities in policing. The research found ...
La. special session ends with approval of two majority Black congressional districts map
By Elizabeth White and Claire Sullivan Contrbuting Writers (LSU Manship School News Service) – The Legislature on Friday (Jan. 19) passed the original congressional redistricting map backed by Gov. Jeff Landry ...

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