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Hailey Dupré, a nurse at University Medical Center, speaks to members of the National Nurses United at University Medical Center in New Orleans on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.
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Nurses at University Medical Center say they will vote on whether to strike

Avatar photo by Safura Syed September 24, 2024September 25, 2024
The outside of the Tremé-based Haitian restaurant Fritai. The brick on the building is painted blue and the name Fritai is painted on the brick in thick white lettering. The letter A and I touch a conch.
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In Trump and Vance comments, Haitians in New Orleans see old stereotypes repeated

Avatar photo by Safura Syed September 19, 2024September 25, 2024
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.
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New Orleans receives $1.7 million to expand Blue Bikes, train e-bike mechanics

Avatar photo by Safura Syed September 11, 2024September 12, 2024
Chef Nini Nguyen (right) answers a questions from local mixologist Deniseea Taylor (left) during the launch of her new cookbook "Dặc Biệt: An Extra Special Vietnamese Cookbook" at the Garden District Book Shop in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.
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Top Chef alum from New Orleans East celebrates launch of Vietnamese cookbook

Avatar photo by Safura Syed August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
President Joe Biden announces a $23 million investment in cancer research at Tulane University on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024.
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Biden announcement of $23 million in cancer research to Tulane met with praise, protest

Avatar photo by Safura Syed August 14, 2024August 19, 2024
Willow School football players Tyrell Johnson (left) and Ahmad Vappie (right) drink from a water tank during a built-in break in a Thursday evening practice.
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Youth athletes, coaches cope with more extreme heat during summer practices

Avatar photo by Safura Syed August 13, 2024August 26, 2024
A bag of empty oyster shells sits on top of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana's backstock of shells collected through the Coalition's Oyster Shell Recycling Program in Violet, Louisiana.
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Environmental nonprofit offers free oyster shell recycling for small, minority-owned restaurants in New Orleans

Avatar photo by Safura Syed August 2, 2024August 13, 2024
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Local nonprofit offers free lead testing, water filters for New Orleans residents

Avatar photo by Safura Syed July 26, 2024August 13, 2024
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City council revokes property tax exemption for operator of The Willows

Katie Jane FerneliusAvatar photo by Katie Jane Fernelius and Safura Syed July 26, 2024August 13, 2024
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.
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University Medical Center nurses consider strike amid union contract negotiations

Avatar photo by Safura Syed July 18, 2024August 13, 2024

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