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Robert Brown Elliott was a lawyer, activist and politician
He thrived in his chosen fields, spending his final years practicing criminal law in New Orleans.
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9mNOPD changes policy on allowing weapons, hazardous materials on police drones
As the drone program expands, concerns around privacy persist among some residents.
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10mCity Council approves tax breaks for $100 million affordable housing complex
The lone vote in opposition to the motion for tax breaks was council president JP Morrell.
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12mParents relieved after plans to build CO2 pipeline near elementary school are canceled
The pipeline would have been a part of Air Products and Chemicals’ carbon capture complex, which the company tabled last week.
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3mJimmy Palao was a jazz pioneer that time forgot
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10mNew Orleans Haitian community reeling in the wake of U.S. Supreme Court ruling
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