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New Orleans celebrates Pride with calls for unity and action to combat anti-LGBTQIA+ attacks
New Orleans celebrated its LGBTQIA+ community on Saturday (June 14) with a day of Pride festivities, while members of the community called for unity and action in the face of heightened legislative…
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10mThe Unbroken Line: The forgotten multiracial army that helped win American independence
With a remarkably diverse military force, Spanish Louisiana Governor Bernardo de Gálvez expelled Britain from West Florida demonstrating how multicultural cooperation helped shape the outcome of the American Revolution.
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4mIn 1864, N.O. celebrated the emancipation with a Freedom Jubilee
New Orleans' Freedom Jubilees, emancipation celebrations, took place during the summer of 1864
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10mNew Orleans grand jury indicts AG Liz Murrill for threats to remove mayor, DA, council members
The Louisiana Supreme Court quickly issued a stay of the indictment less than a day after it was announced.
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6mNew Orleans grand jury indicts AG Liz Murrill for threats to remove mayor, DA, council members
In a letter, Murrill said she would take steps to remove the officials from their elected seats because they had circumvented a new state law that combined the two court clerks’ offices in New Orleans.
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16mEnvironmental groups worry proposed rule before state utility regulators could chill debate on fossil fuels, data centers
A new proposed rule would require groups that intervene in state utility dockets to disclose all funding sources that originate outside of Louisiana. The rule appears to address a recent narrative in conservative circles that so-called “green dark money” is driving opposition to data centers and carbon capture projects.