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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...

Pew Research Center report uncovers racial and political disparities in perceptions of local crime news

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — A new report from the Pew...

Formosa Plastics returns to fight again

By Delaney Dryfoos The Lens For decades, Formosa Plastics Group, a Taiwanese conglomerate, has pushed...

Unearthed letters and research notes expose journalist’s role in distorting Emmett Till’s story

By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Newly unearthed research notes and letters...

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