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The Unbroken Line: Americans feared importing a revolution like in Haiti, but one was already brewing in Louisiana

The external slave trade was declared illegal as early as 1804 for the Territory of Orleans. The prohibition was linked to the "Haitian Syndrome," as the American authorities feared importing a revolution into the country.

Louisiana tracking law chills immigrant Medicaid applications

Yolibeth’s 4-year-old daughter scrambled headfirst onto a cushy leather love seat at their St. Bernard Parish home and pushed a hairbrush into the hands of Miriam Romero, a health coordinator who works with the family. Romero placed the girl in her lap and started brushing her dark hair.  Yolibeth, a 38-year-old single mother who moved […]

New Louisiana congressional map approved, litigation likely

Louisiana legislators Friday approved a congressional redistricting bill that could increase the state’s Republican representation in Congress, but litigation is likely imminent. It keeps only a single majority-Black district among Louisiana’s six U.S. House seats.

Legacy of trailblazing Black minister lives on in Dryades YMCA

When Robert Elijah Jones visited the School of Missions in Lakeside, Ohio, in 1922, the Methodist bishop saw more than a retreat center. He saw a place where Black Americans could gather for worship, education, recreation and the arts. The next year, Jones founded Gulfside Assembly in Waveland, Miss., “a meeting place where Black and […]

Louisiana lawmakers approve incentives for controversial wood pellet industry

A bill aimed at making Louisiana more enticing to the wood pellet industry has sailed through the state Legislature.  House Bill 670 won unanimous approval in the Louisiana House and Senate and was granted final passage on Wednesday (May 27). It would ease regulations for pellet manufacturers while directing state support toward workforce development, financial […]