Murrill files writs to speed up Louisiana executions
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Attorney General Liz Murrill is pressing the Louisiana Supreme Court to come up with standards that she hopes will bring to an end the extended ... High school named for iconic educator
By C.C. Campbell-Rock Contributing Writer New Orleans City Council members stepped into history on June 12, 2025, when they named the intersection near Booker T. Washington (BTW) in honor of the iconic ... Tax credit tweaks aim to boost La.’s struggling film industry
By Jasmine Robinson Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — A law enacting new rules for Louisiana’s film tax credit program aims to revive the state’s stagnant film industry. Target’s CEO Brian Cornell meets with CBC Diversity Task Force
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (BlackPressUSA Newswire) — Target CEO Brian Cornell was on Capitol Hill on June 26 and met with members of Congress. Council pushes mayor to institute a 60-40 city-school split for school-zone ticket revenue
By Marta Jewson The Lens The New Orleans City Council will introduce an ordinance today to allot 40 percent of the city’s school-zone ticket revenue to the NOLA Public Schools district. Ascension Parish industrial complex adds another tenant
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A $400 million facility is the latest planned for an industrial complex taking shape on the west bank of Ascension Parish. Fannie C. Williams School suspended child; told her to come back with ‘mental health’ eval
By Marta Jewson The Lens In December, Fannie C. Williams Charter School sent a student home and barred her from returning to class until the child was cleared by a doctor — ... New Orleans Metro ceases to be a major city, says the OMB
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer It went unnoticed by most of the local media, but a federal agency has downgraded New Orleans from a major city to little more than a large ... LDEQ offering $20,000 grants to local governments for waste tire problem
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The state is offering money to local governments to help tackle illegally dumped waste tires. Rep. Al Green’s Impeachment Resolution on Trump blocked in House as 128 House Democrats vote against it
By Lauren Victoria Burke Contributing Writer (BlackPressUSA) — On Tuesday, June 24, the U.S. House killed an effort by Texas Democrat Al Green to impeach President Donald Trump over his decision to ...
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