Business leaders say it’s not just the support for Black-owned businesses that they are looking forward to but also the camaraderie that comes with Essence Fest.
A representative for outgoing Kenner Mayor Ben Zahn reached out to FOX 8 saying Zahn wanted to do an interview, however, Zahn canceled just 24 hours before that interview was supposed to take place.
Some of the New Orleans cases under review allege abuse by clergy during trips to Mississippi camps or amusement parks in Texas and Florida. And while some claims are decades old, Mann Act violations notably have no statute of limitations.
Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said that the incident occurred after the suspects in the vehicle were reported for shoplifting around 8 p.m. at a store in the 4300 block of Jefferson Highway.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase Black voting power.
Together New Orleans, a local advocacy coalition, bills the project as having a goal of placing a microgrid within a 15 minute walk of all New Orleans residents, and placing hubs in parishes across Louisiana.
Pharmacies are warned about the supply of PlanB, the emergency contraceptive, as demand rises following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn federal abortion rights.
Former New Orleans Criminal Court Judge Byron C. Williams, who was accused of groping a courthouse employee in 2017 before resigning from the bench in 2020, has had his license to practice law in the state suspended for a year and a day by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
The survey, which was conducted in early June, polled 800 New Orleans residents via phone. 59 percent were Black, 33 percent were white and 8 percent are classified as other.