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‘United We Stand’: 50 years after the UpStairs Lounge fire that claimed 32 LGBTQ+ lives
The Metropolitan Community Church congregation was seated under a triangle of lights, their pink and blue colors falling softly on the heads of the congregation as they looked toward the…
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Parents 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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Jimmy Palao was a jazz pioneer that time forgot
He helped spread the sounds of New Orleans across the United States.
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New Orleans Haitian community reeling in the wake of U.S. Supreme Court ruling
New Orleans’ Haitian community is in the crosshairs after a U.S. Supreme Court decision terminated its temporary protected status and allowed the government to initiate deportations.
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‘Everybody should have something to eat’: Months after immigration surge, volunteers continue food deliveries in Latino communities
Members of an informal network of food delivery drivers on the Northshore say that even after the end of Catahoula Crunch, some are still afraid to leave their homes, leading to increased food insecurity.
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DeGaulle Manor owner sues city, seeking demolition pause
Joshua Bruno, under Granaio LLC, alleges city plans to demolish DeGaulle Manor led to his company’s bankruptcy and violated due process.