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A new study looked at how black voters in Louisiana's new 6th Congressional District were affected by redistricting efforts.
Posted inGovernment, News

Black voters turned out in higher numbers in new majority-Black district, report says

Avatar photo by Safura Syed March 13, 2025March 14, 2025
Anne White Hat speaks at a press conference about her case against Louisiana’s critical infrastructure bill in Loews Hotel on Monday, Feb. 24.
Posted inEnvironment, News

Federal judges hear arguments in Bayou Bridge pipeline protest case

Avatar photo by Safura Syed February 24, 2025February 24, 2025
Cedrick Williams, a first-year student at Nunez Community College's wind energy degree program prepares to climb a practice scaffold on Friday, February 14.
Posted inEnvironment

Students of Louisiana’s first wind energy program excited to join green sector, despite federal changes

Avatar photo by Safura Syed February 21, 2025February 21, 2025
Posted inEnvironment

Under Trump, St. John site no longer considered for historic landmark designation

Avatar photo by Safura Syed February 18, 2025April 21, 2025
Blue Bikes in their dock in Mid-City in New Orleans in 2021. The bikes are blue, in the style of beach cruisers with carriers in the front. City efforts to expand bike sharing are at risk due to Trump's attempt to freeze federal funds.
Posted inEnvironment, Government, News

$140M in grants for city sustainability programs at risk from Trump cuts

Avatar photo by Safura Syed February 13, 2025April 21, 2025
Nurse Mike Robertshaw speaks to a crowd of his fellow striking nurses outside UMC on the morning of Feb. 5.
Posted inHealth

Days before Super Bowl, University Medical Center nurses go on two-day strike

Avatar photo by Safura Syed February 5, 2025February 5, 2025
Posted inNews

What Was Lost: A buffet that belonged to a prominent Black businessman

Avatar photo by Safura Syed January 31, 2025February 11, 2025
Posted inEnvironment

Will Trump dismantle the new EPA rule limiting a Cancer Alley pollutant?

Avatar photo by Safura Syed January 31, 2025January 30, 2025
Nurses form a picket line at University Medical Center in New Orleans, LA during a protest in support of the union on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
Posted inHealth

Nurses at UMC to hold two-day strike during Super Bowl week

Avatar photo by Safura Syed January 27, 2025January 27, 2025
Hannah Miller, a registered nurse at University Medical Center, stands during a vigil outside the hospital on Thursday, Jan. 16 in honor of the victims of the New Year's Day attacks.
Posted inHealth, News

University Medical Center nurses union announces vote on whether to strike again

Avatar photo by Safura Syed January 17, 2025January 17, 2025

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