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Harris tears into Trump over abortion rights and race in tense presidential debate

By Ashley Murray and Jacob Fischler Contributing Writers (States Newsroom) — Vice President Kamala Harris...

Fearless Fund vows to continue supporting ‘women of color’ after settling AAER lawsuit

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — The Fearless Fund, a venture capital...

As New Orleans Restaurants Reopen After Hurricane Francine, Some Are Still Left in the Dark

The dining room and bar at Sneaky Pickle. | Randy Schmidt A status update of...

A Running List of Restaurants Closing (or Staying Open) in New Orleans Ahead of Tropical Storm Francine

New Orleans restaurants are preparing for Tropical Storm Francine. | Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via...

Sybil Haydel Morial, New Orleans’ first Black First Lady, has died

By Fritz Esker Contributing Writer Civil rights activist and educator, Sybil Haydel Morial, the first...

Services for people with disabilities could be eliminated under Landry budget plan

By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Programs for medically vulnerable children, seniors and people...

Elected officials engage local HBCU students to address low voter participation

By Leah Clark Contributing Writer With less than two months until Election Day, local and...

Biden EPA rejects Plastics Industry’s fuzzy math that misleads customers about recycled content

By Lisa Song ProPublica The Environmental Protection Agency has taken the first ever federal action...

Another top administrator at Louisiana’s environmental agency leaves his post

By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A top official at the Louisiana Department of...

Cafe Degas Debuts Neighboring French Sandwich Shop and Bakery

Le Ponce is open and serving tartines, chouquettes, croissants, and Applied Arts coffee A long-awaited...

The 8 Most Anticipated New Orleans Restaurant Openings This Fall

Confit beef cheeks with sauce chasseur from Junebug. | Randy Schmidt/Junebug Diners can look forward...

Gov. Landry bans teaching of critical race theory in schools

By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order...

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