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Tag: John Bel Edwards

A photo of National Urban League president Marc Morial at the National Urban League Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. on Friday, July 22, 2022.
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Q&A: Marc Morial talks poverty, race and the 2024 election ahead of National Urban League Conference

Avatar photo by John Gray July 19, 2024August 13, 2024

Verite News spoke with Morial, who served as mayor from 1994 to 2002 and as president of the National Urban League since 2003, about race and poverty in New Orleans, environmental and criminal justice and the 2024 election.

Plan B, probiotics, condoms, stickers and zines with reproductive healthcare information sit on a table at CareChella,a reproductive justice event put on by the Louisiana Abortion Fund and Plan C Pills, on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
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Despite recent abortion bans, reproductive justice groups try to expand access to care

Avatar photo by Arielle Robinson July 8, 2024August 13, 2024
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Opinion: As Gov. Edwards leaves office, he should bestow mercy

Samantha Kennedy by Samantha Kennedy January 5, 2024August 13, 2024
Louisiana State Capitol building
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Incoming Louisiana legislative leaders undecided on paid parental leave for state workers

by Julie O’Donoghue | Louisiana Illuminator November 24, 2023November 22, 2023
Angola
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Pardon board rejects 11th death-row clemency bid in a month

Richard A. Webster by Richard A. Webster November 20, 2023November 20, 2023
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Pardon board denies five remaining death-row clemency hearings

Richard A. Webster by Richard A. Webster October 13, 2023October 13, 2023
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X factors: Dark money, infighting could change governor’s race

Robert Collins Headshot by Robert Collins August 16, 2023August 13, 2024
Angola
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Citing harsh conditions, solitary confinement and extreme heat, attorneys ask judge to halt juvenile detention at Angola

Bobbi-Jeanne Misick by Bobbi-Jeanne Misick July 18, 2023August 11, 2023
NOPD response
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Governor vetoes bill creating 25-foot buffer for police

Richard A. Webster by Richard A. Webster June 28, 2023August 11, 2023
New Orleans and Baton Rouge
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What did the legislative session mean for New Orleans?

Robert Collins Headshot by Robert Collins June 13, 2023August 13, 2024

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