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WEB5 days ago · Muslims and Arabs in New Orleans express outrage over Sen. John Kennedy’s comments at hate crime hearing. Some of Kennedy’s New Orleans constituents also said they think the Republican senator does not see them as full American citizens despite being part of his constituency. by Safura Syed September 25, 2024.
Little access to translation in La. immigration detention, groups say ...
WEB18 hours ago · Lack of translation services pervasive in Louisiana immigration detention, advocates say. In a Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 file photo, detainees walk with their hands clasped behind their backs along a line painted on a walkway inside the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, La. Credit: Gerald Herbert / AP File Photo.
Environmental group rebuilds sinking coast with recycled oysters ...
WEB13 hours ago · Now, in order to protect the community from the effects of land loss, the tribe is partnering with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, an environmental nonprofit, to bring life back to the area by building reefs out of recycled oyster shells throughout the village. Over four days in September, volunteers with the coalition constructed ...
Cantrell rolls out proposed 2025 city budget - Verite News
WEB15 hours ago · Mayor Latoya Cantrell speaks to the New Orleans City Council about the 2025 budget in New Orleans on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Credit: John Gray/Verite News. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Tuesday (Oct. 1) presented her proposed $1.78 billion 2025 budget to the New Orleans City Council this …
Abortion pills will be controlled substances in Louisiana. Doctors …
WEB2 days ago · BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — On Tuesday, Louisiana will become the first state in the U.S. to categorize two widely used abortion pills as “controlled dangerous substances.”. Opponents argue the classification could have catastrophic impacts in a state that already has a near-total abortion ban and one of the highest maternal mortality rates ...
Nurses at University Medical Center will vote on whether to strike ...
WEBSep 24, 2024 · Credit: Safura Syed/Verite News. The nurses union at University Medical Center, which formed late last year, announced Tuesday (Sept. 24) that its members will vote on whether to strike after months of what union members say are stagnant contract negotiations with LCMC Health, the private nonprofit …
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WEBJul 27, 2022 · Verite is a diverse, Black-led nonprofit news organization that launches today to serve communities in the Greater New Orleans area and beyond. Our mission is to confront the structural issues that are tearing apart the social fabric of our society, revealing and documenting the causes and impacts and engaging the …
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WEBSep 18, 2024 · With the failures and downsizing of local news media, vulnerable populations in New Orleans and much of the region, are facing existential threats that hold back our community and prevent us from reaching our full potential.