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First Jazz Fest weekend features reggae revival artists Protoje, Sevana
While all styles of Jamaican music were well represented at Jazz Fest's first weekend, these artists and their peers represent a new generation fusing reggae, dancehall, rocksteady and more.
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3mNew Orleans News Quiz: How a documentary about the surfing industry started a censorship battle in St. John Parish
Take our quiz on how censorship accusations got a canceled documentary screening rescheduled in St. John the Baptist Parish.
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7mLosing ground: Louisiana Legislature reversing Black political power
The history of Black citizens holding elected office in Louisiana is complex.
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19mMonths after aggressive law enforcement response, anti-Trump group returns to Pearl River
Pearl River Police arrested three people at a January protest against Trump's ICE enforcement campaign, then called in outside agencies to monitor a subsequent action in February. The organizing group had decided to stop coming to the city, until they were spurred into action by a recall petition against Gov. Jeff Landry.
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3mCharles Nash, Louisiana's first Black congressman to take his seat
Charles Edmund Nash, a bricklayer by trade, became Louisiana's first Black man to actually serve in Congress. But, historians say, the Republican politician had little impact.
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27mExplainer: How did this year’s legislative session impact New Orleans and its residents?
Verite News reporter Katie Jane Fernelius breaks down the biggest questions coming out of this year’s legislative session.