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Restaurant industry in New Orleans braces for immigration sweep

By Jasmine RobinsonContributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Restaurants that cater to the throngs of tourists who visit New Orleans annually are preparing for heightened immigration enforcement

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Light installation in remembrance of Jan. 1 tragedy

By Gabrielle CromwellContributing Writer Nearly a year after the tragic incident on Bourbon Street on Jan. 1, 2025, local restaurateurs commissioned a visual art light

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Project NOLA resumes live footage access for NOPD
By Aliana MedirattaContributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Project NOLA, a nonprofit organization that operates thousands of crime cameras across New Orleans, will once again grant the New Orleans Police Department remote access ...
Poverty rate, low income place Louisiana near bottom for child support collection according to recent audit
By Greg LaRoseContributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Despite compiling $2.2 billion in child support payments from 2020 through 2024, Louisiana was among the lowest ranked states and U.S. territories for such collections, ...
Broad Street, usually buzzing with activity, is quieter as people fear immigration raids
By Robert StewartContributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Kim Krivjanick is not afraid of hard work. In the 32 years she’s owned and operated her North Broad Street business “Ricard’s Inc.,” it’s taken plenty ...
Council passes Moreno-helmed $1.59 billion budget
By Katie Jane FerneliusContributing Writer (Veritenews.org) – The New Orleans City Council adopted a revised $1.59 billion budget on Monday (Dec. 1), one that looked quite different from the one first ...
Gov. Landry names new La. State revenue secretary
By Piper HutchinsonContributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has appointed Jarrod Coniglio as the next secretary of the state Department of Revenue.
Murrill: State won’t use law against obstructing immigration raids to target speech
By Katie Jane FerneliusContributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — The Louisiana Attorney General’s office and the Louisiana State Police both say that a new state law that criminalizes any act intended to “hinder, ...
Holiday giveaway brings hope to Tremé amid immigration fears
By Gus BennettThe Lens With Thanksgiving and the Bayou Classic weekend kicking off, a community giveaway sponsored by InspireNOLA Charter Schools drew neighbors together for a food giveaway, fellowship, second line ...
Hundreds of La. child abuse reports filed online sat untouched for days
By Greg LaRoseContributing Writer (lailluminator.com) —State officials recently prioritized reducing wait times for calls into Louisiana’s child abuse hotline, but achieving that resulted in hundreds of reports to its online portal ...

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