Jazz Fest 2013 City, music enthusiasts ready for start of 44th Jazz Fest
By Geraldine Wyckoff Contributing Writer The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival begins on Friday, April 26 and rolls for three days this weekend (through
Bishop Robert C. Blakes Sr. dies after nearly 50 years of ministry
By Phil Stelly Contributing Writer Bishop Robert C. Blakes, Sr., pastor and founder of New Home Ministries, died last week of congestive heart failure. He
Sheriff shrugs off shocking video; calls out political foes
By Philip Stelly Contributing Writer Pay no attention to that shocking video of drinking, drugging, gambling and gun play at the House of Detention you’ve all seen in the past week. Orleans ... Landrieu spars with Black leaders, DOJ officials and OPP sheriff
Good Friday couldn’t come soon enough for New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who spent the greater part of last week fending off criticism from Black leaders and residents about his ...
Residents consider options for the Claiborne expressway
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Ramps along the city’s Claiborne overpass, built in the 1960s, are deteriorating and need to be repaired soon. An option that’s been tossed around for awhile is ... Independent police monitor releases report on stop-and-frisk procedures
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On this past Wednesday, the Independent Police Monitor released the “Review of the New Orleans Police Department’s Field Interview Policies, Practices, and Data,” examining the department’s ... Rosa Parks honored by Congress with full-length statue
By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As Black History Month came to a close, a Civil Rights icon made history once again in the halls of the U.S. Capitol. Prep alumni, community gather as one voice with one message
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer Not even the gloomiest of Saturday mornings could keep generations of Xavier Prep alumni from coming out for a strategic planning meeting on February 23 at Martin ... Group wants DOJ to take control of NOPD
On Wednesday, Community United for Change (CUC) filed and the court accepted an Amicus Brief (Friend of the Court) in Federal Court in opposition to the City of New Orleans’ ... Police misconduct? Caught on tape, again
The New Orleans Branch of the NAACP led loans services a coalition of groups and leaders that demanded that the Orleans Parish District Attorney, the U.S Attorney for the Eastern ...
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By Philip Stelly Contributing Writer Pay no attention to that shocking video of drinking, drugging, gambling and gun play at the House of Detention you’ve all seen in the past week. Orleans ... Landrieu spars with Black leaders, DOJ officials and OPP sheriff
Good Friday couldn’t come soon enough for New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who spent the greater part of last week fending off criticism from Black leaders and residents about his ...
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Ramps along the city’s Claiborne overpass, built in the 1960s, are deteriorating and need to be repaired soon. An option that’s been tossed around for awhile is ... Independent police monitor releases report on stop-and-frisk procedures
By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer On this past Wednesday, the Independent Police Monitor released the “Review of the New Orleans Police Department’s Field Interview Policies, Practices, and Data,” examining the department’s ... Rosa Parks honored by Congress with full-length statue
By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As Black History Month came to a close, a Civil Rights icon made history once again in the halls of the U.S. Capitol. Prep alumni, community gather as one voice with one message
By Kelly Parker Contributing Writer Not even the gloomiest of Saturday mornings could keep generations of Xavier Prep alumni from coming out for a strategic planning meeting on February 23 at Martin ... Group wants DOJ to take control of NOPD
On Wednesday, Community United for Change (CUC) filed and the court accepted an Amicus Brief (Friend of the Court) in Federal Court in opposition to the City of New Orleans’ ... Police misconduct? Caught on tape, again
The New Orleans Branch of the NAACP led loans services a coalition of groups and leaders that demanded that the Orleans Parish District Attorney, the U.S Attorney for the Eastern ...
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