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Corporate America abandons DE&I

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — While corporations retreat, Black entrepreneurs continue...

Treated as Suspects, not Patients: How systemic racism harms Black male gun violence survivors

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A disturbing new report reveals that...

New Orleans’ big push to restore trees lost to Katrina derailed by Trump spending freeze

By Tristan Baurick Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — A sudden surge in tree planting across New...

Gov. Landry fails to remove civil service protections from 900 state jobs

By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Gov. Jeff Landry has yet to explain or...

Louisiana ethics board agrees to keep governor’s staff information private in spite of law

By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The home addresses of Gov. Jeff Landry’s executive...

Minors in La. could be sent to adult prison for a growing list of crimes

By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — An influential Louisiana lawmaker will push for minors...

New Orleans Council condemns mayor’s threat to scuttle $20 million settlement with Orleans Parish School Board

By Marta Jewson The Lens Last week on Monday, February 3, a crowd of 30...

Federal employees punished for attending DEI training… under Trump

By ReShonda Tate Contributing Writer (Defendernetwork.com) — Several employees at the Department of Education have...

Planting a flag in the Lower 9 ‘wilderness’

By Katy Reckdahl The Lens Editor’s Note: This story is one of five stories featured...

Seafood testing campaign ahead of Super Bowl raises awareness of foreign shrimp

By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A new round of genetic seafood testing conducted...

Four New Orleans Restaurant Openings to Know Right Now, February 2025

Chicken with loroco cream sauce from Alma Cafe Mid-City. | Alma Cafe Honduran tamales in...

This Is Where Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Should Dine in New Orleans During Super Bowl Weekend

Kelce and Swift at the AFC Championship Game on January 26, 2025. | Jamie Squire/Getty...

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