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Here’s what we learned from the contract for the Alexandria ICE facility
As Alexandria's England Airpark is set to host an ICE detention center for children and families, Verite News examined the airpark’s contract with a Louisiana private prison operator.
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4mThe Crusader was the only Black daily newspaper in the US in the 1890s
The newspaper, based in New Orleans, criticized capitalism and its role in racial inequality.
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7mNew Orleans festival showcases Dominican culture, strengthens cultural ties
New Orleans holds its fourth annual Dominican NOLA Fest, celebrating the country’s cultural and fundraising for school instruments.
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SpaceX ‘pinky promises’ no bad impacts for Louisiana locals — then forced to backtrack
In tense meeting, SpaceX managers told locals the massive spaceport won’t affect them at all. Then locals pressed for specifics.
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Portraits of Creole cigar maker, wife helped define equality of the races
Scholars note that Georges and Elizabeth Alcès' pictures were "compelling visual statements of equality within the private and public spheres.”
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Committee advising on city government complex discusses role of AI in planning process
The Municipal Complex Advisory Committee discussed how city usage of AI might affect planning for construction, relocation of government buildings.