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Q&A: L. Kasimu Harris on the life of New Orleans’ Black bars
Harris, whose photo series “Vanishing Black Bars and Lounges” documents the Black community fixtures, will have his work featured in a new MoMA exhibit this month.
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10mLouisiana Supreme Court frees death row prisoner, calling evidence against him 'scientifically indefensible'
The decision affirms a lower court’s ruling nullifying Jimmie ‘Chris’ Duncan’s 1998 first-degree murder conviction. Duncan was convicted based in part on forensic evidence that is now widely regarded as junk science.
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5mFrench Quarter businesses file suit over Decatur Street construction
The businesses are asking a judge to issue an injunction forcing the Sewerage & Water Board to remove barricades along Decatur, which they claim have kept customers away.
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3mHistorian Marcus Christian documented N.O. through his poetry
Orphaned by age 6, Christian becomes a noted poet whose work chronicled Black life in Louisiana
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14mTrump banking order is less aggressive than anticipated, but critics worry it could push immigrants away from legitimate financial institutions
The May order encourages banks to single out immigration status as a potential risk factor for opening bank accounts and taking out loans.
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8mThis summer’s ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf will be larger than average, but task force claims progress is being made
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects the oxygen-depleted zone in the Gulf to be about the size of the state of New Jersey