Effort to protect voting rights in La. law falters
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – A legislative committee blocked a bill Wednesday that would have established a Louisiana Voting Rights Act to strengthen
La. State Senate rejects amendment to let Calvin Duncan serve his term
By Bernard Smith The Lens Louisiana’s full Senate voted 25-11 last Tuesday, April 7 to pass Senate Bill 256, a proposal that would merge the clerk’s offices for Orleans Parish civil and ...
Republicans again reject minimum wage for La. workers
By AnnMarie Bedard Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — The House Labor Committee voted 7-5 along party lines to kill a bill that would have established a state minimum wage ... Americans paying attention but struggling to act, major democracy study finds
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (The Washington Informer) – A sweeping 36-page national study from Gallup and Charles F. Kettering Foundation finds that Americans remain deeply interested in civic life but ...
Bill pending approval would extend financial compensation for the wrongfully imprisoned
By Izzy Wollfarth Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) – Wilbert Jones served 46 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, and after he was released, the state ...
River Parishes film industry jobs spotlighted as greener alternative to polluting industries
By Jasmine Robinson Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) – When Joy Banner first watched the movie “Sinners,” she said it reminded her of the reality of living in the River Parishes region of Louisiana. ...
City partners to improve housing access for senior citizens
By Ivanna Washington Contributing Writer Developers of a new construction project are hoping to expand affordable housing options for senior citizens in the New Orleans area. House panel advances new mix of courts and social services to tackle homelessness
By Sheridan White Contributing Writer (LSU Manship News Service) – A House committee has advanced a proposal to reshape how the state addresses homelessness, blending criminal justice oversight with expanded access to ... Mackenzie Scott’s HBCU giving tops $1B, redefining what transformational philanthropy looks like
By Janee Bolden Contributing Writer (blackenterprise.com) – Last Tuesday, April 7, as Mackenzie Scott celebrated her 55th birthday, news broke that her latest HBCU donation, $42 million gifted to Elizabeth City State ...
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By Bernard Smith The Lens Louisiana’s full Senate voted 25-11 last Tuesday, April 7 to pass Senate Bill 256, a proposal that would merge the clerk’s offices for Orleans Parish civil and ...
By AnnMarie Bedard Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) — The House Labor Committee voted 7-5 along party lines to kill a bill that would have established a state minimum wage ... Americans paying attention but struggling to act, major democracy study finds
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (The Washington Informer) – A sweeping 36-page national study from Gallup and Charles F. Kettering Foundation finds that Americans remain deeply interested in civic life but ...
By Izzy Wollfarth Contributing Writer (LSU Manship School News Service) – Wilbert Jones served 46 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, and after he was released, the state ...
By Jasmine Robinson Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) – When Joy Banner first watched the movie “Sinners,” she said it reminded her of the reality of living in the River Parishes region of Louisiana. ...
By Ivanna Washington Contributing Writer Developers of a new construction project are hoping to expand affordable housing options for senior citizens in the New Orleans area. House panel advances new mix of courts and social services to tackle homelessness
By Sheridan White Contributing Writer (LSU Manship News Service) – A House committee has advanced a proposal to reshape how the state addresses homelessness, blending criminal justice oversight with expanded access to ... Mackenzie Scott’s HBCU giving tops $1B, redefining what transformational philanthropy looks like
By Janee Bolden Contributing Writer (blackenterprise.com) – Last Tuesday, April 7, as Mackenzie Scott celebrated her 55th birthday, news broke that her latest HBCU donation, $42 million gifted to Elizabeth City State ...
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