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Why are affordable housing advocates divided on a $45 million bond dedicated to housing?
On Nov. 15, New Orleanians will vote on three bond propositions, which together could provide an infusion of $510 million to support capital projects across the city. But one $45 million bond…
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13mBlack burial grounds are disappearing as families fight to protect them
A genealogical search led to a national struggle to protect historic Black cemeteries from neglect, development, and white supremacist vandalism.
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9mNew Orleans public defender, deputy constable both out of a job after allegedly soliciting cash to fix traffic ticket
A New Orleans resident went to traffic court to contest a speeding ticket, but a deputy constable allegedly directed her to attorney and public defender Lawrence Galle, who said he could help her out — if she paid him $400 in cash.
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3m‘Gentleman’ David Malarcher was a Negro League champion and soldier
David Julius Malarcher was a baseball player and a gentleman.
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6mICE facility in Louisiana reports its second detainee death in less than 2 months
A second detainee has died in two months at a an ICE facility in Louisiana where a recent investigation found insanitary conditions and problems with medical care.
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3mNew Orleans News Quiz: How a documentary about the surfing industry started a censorship battle in St. John Parish
Take our quiz on how censorship accusations got a canceled documentary screening rescheduled in St. John the Baptist Parish.