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Inside the battle for the future of addiction medicine
The story of one addiction medicine doctor who, until recently, was based in New Orleans.
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9mTrump’s offshore wind crackdown reaches the Gulf of Mexico
A German company accepted a big federal payout to not build an offshore wind farm near Louisiana.
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3mMelvin Lastie helped rewrite industry rules for N.O. musicians
Melvin Lastie could play his horn while smoking a cigarette. Somehow, he created a sound that was smooth and sweet.
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13mPublic Service Commission will vote on revised transparency rule at September meeting; some groups still have concerns.
Electric companies, environmental groups have expressed concerns to the Public Service Commission about privacy and fairness as well as whether it could chill debate on utility regulatory matters.
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7mSign ups for free transit program for New Orleans youth ends this week due to funding cut
New Orleans Regional Transit Authority riders born 2001-2010 have until Aug. 14 to get free passes as the pilot program ends open enrollment. After a $1 million funding cut, the Opportunity Pass program is expected to end if new funding is not secured.
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11mFrank Perez, founder of LGBT+ Archives Project, was a pillar of the queer community in New Orleans
Frank Perez, who helped catalog the history of queer communities throughout Louisiana, died after a bout with cancer at 57.