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High schooler killed by pickup in Gentilly intersection had just turned 14

The Damari Eves Gentilly crash killed the 14-year-old Abramson Sci Academy musician as he rode a gas-powered mini-bike near ...
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Katrina 21: Care Forgot. We Didn’t.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, PolicyLink Summit, Jerome Big Duck Smith, Ujamaa Economic Development Corporation, community care, New Orleans culture, civil rights, community development, Hurricane K ...
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When does Black history become history, not just race, in the eyes of the law?

Louisiana Congressional District 6 connected Black communities through shared history, challenges and the ongoing fight for ...
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Louisiana balloon release ban inspires Sci High students to rethink tradition

Louisiana’s balloon release ban prompts Sci High students to explore affordable alternatives that protect wildlife, ...
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Climate denial is not an option: Louisiana needs the political will to act

Louisiana climate denial threatens New Orleans as flooding and coastal risks grow. Jessica Dandridge-Smith calls for ...
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Meta’s data center will be the biggest in the U.S., but no one knows who they’re hiring

Meta Louisiana data center secrecy is raising questions about jobs, electricity use, public accountability and impacts on ...
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AI data centers

As Meta’s massive AI data center, the most expensive in the nation, transforms rural Richland Parish, Louisiana's Black and white churches are divided over whether technological progress represents a ...