Bywater Navy base kicks off re-do
By Katy Reckdahl The Lens On January 21, a Wednesday afternoon, a row of officials wielding shovels marked a fresh start for a long-beleaguered corner of the Bywater: the vacant federal Navy ... New Orleans genealogist Jari C. Honora named 2025 Louisianan of the Year
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer A researcher and genealogist at the Historic New Orleans Collection has been named Louisianan of the Year for 2025 by Nola.com/The Times-Picayune for his research in-to Pope ... Walmart taps veteran Exec Latriece Watkins as CEO of Sam’s Club
By Nahlah Abdur-Rahman Contributing Writer (blackenterprise.com) – Walmart has appointed a long-time executive to oversee its Sam’s Club division, making way for the Black woman to shine as CEO. Medicaid tries new approach with Sickle Cell: Companies get paid only if costly gene therapies work
By Phil Galewitz Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) – Serenity Cole enjoyed Christmas last month relaxing with her family near her St. Louis home, making crafts and visiting friends. 5th Circuit questions whether Ten Commandments displays in Louisiana classrooms
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The full panel of judges on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Tuesday, January 20,  in a case that could require ... Students unsure about future plans as another New Orleans high school prepares to close
By Saafura Syed Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) – Eleventh grader Niko Rodriguez has only been attending New Harmony High School for a few months, but he’s already thinking about where he’ll have to ... US Education Department delays plan to garnish wages of student borrowers in default
By Shauneen Miranda Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Department of Education, for now, is backtracking on plans to garnish wages and seize tax refunds of student loan borrowers in default, ... Louisiana GOP votes to endorse Trump’s immigration policies
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – The Louisiana Republican Party voted overwhelmingly Saturday, January 17, to endorse President Donald Trump’s aggressive and controversial immigration enforcement efforts, even as Minnesota officials warn ... New Trump Tax law locks in gains for the rich, leaves Black households behind
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — President Donald Trump’s new tax law is now in force, and as the 2026 filing season begins, economists say the damage is not ... State of the Dream 2026 finds Black America facing a recession across jobs, housing, and technology
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) –  Black unemployment surged to 7.5 percent by December 2025, a level that would signal a recession if it were reflected across the national ...
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