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By Katie Jane Fernelius
Contributing Writer
(Veritenews.org) – Before sunrise, volunteers at the Second Harvest Food Bank are already plating senior meals and loading trucks bound for pantries across South Louisiana. The food bank, which is located at a warehouse in Harahan, is the largest in the state and o...
By Wesley Muller
Contributing Writer
(lailluminator.com) – The Louisiana Legislature is considering a new law to prohibit anyone from suing oil and gas companies for any damages, injuries or deaths attributed to pollution-driven climate change.
House Bill 804, sponsored by Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Lake ...
By Bernard Smith
The Lens
One proposal to revisit Louisiana’s split jury verdicts is moving forward into the Senate. But advocates and defense attorneys are holding out for other options, because Senate Bill 215 offers little new relief and relies on a system already in place, they say.
In Louisiana, between 800 and ...
(Voice and Viewpoint Newswire) – As reported in AfroTech, LeRoi Hicks becomes the first African-American physician to hold the title of executive vice president and chief executive officer for the American College of Physicians, the largest medical specialty organization in the states.
According to a press release from ACP, Hicks’ selection come...
By Fritz Esker
Contributing Writer
Singing for an audience is in Robin Barnes’ blood. She grew up in the Lower 9th Ward, and when she was 6 years old, a nervous Barnes sang “Ave Maria” to a church full of people. She was anxious enough that her eyes were shut for parts of it. When it ended, she opened her eyes and saw adults with ...