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Louisiana lawmakers want diversity spending info from K-12 schools, universities
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana House of Representatives signed off on a bill on Monday of last week (May 6) that
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City seeking to survey music industry professionals
By Josie Abugov Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — This month, the New Orleans Mayor’s Office of Nighttime Economy is looking for composers, promoters and anyone else
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By Terry L. Jones Contributing Writer (Special from Floodlight via Veritenews.org) — In 2022, decades of advocacy by the Louisiana Environmental Action Network to address poor air quality near industrial facilities took ... Latest carbon dioxide leak raises concerns about safety, regulation
By Tristan Baurick Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — It wasn’t the wail of a siren or the buzz of an emergency phone alert that warned Tanya Richard a pipeline near her home was ... Federal court tosses Landry-backed Louisiana congressional map
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A panel of federal judges has thrown out Louisiana’s new congressional map that created a second majority Black district, dealing a blow to one of ... Xavier medical school names founding dean
By Mason Harrison Contributing Writer After a major site selection and personnel announcement on April 29, Xavier University of Louisiana is one step closer to joining the small club of historically Black ... State Legislature repeals law blocking homeowner’s insurance cancellations
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana Legislature repealed a decades-old law on Monday (April 29) of last week that prevents homeowner insurance policy cancellations. Poor People’s Campaign to stage march on June 29
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Bishop William J. Barber II, president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National ... Louisiana Supreme Court approves formation of new, predominantly white St. George city
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Deep-seated racial and economic tensions will be present in the new chapter of Baton Rouge’s history because of the Louisiana Supreme Court’s historic ... ‘They’re building a chemical factory on my ancestors’ graves’
By Sunita Sohrabji Contributing Writer (Ethnic Media Services) — St. James Parish, Louisiana is one of a handful of ‘free towns,’ communities built in the late 1800s by former slaves.
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