News across Greater New Orleans
A New Orleans Katrina kid takes the head office at Warren Easton
Incoming principal Kendall McManus-Thomas returns to Easton as a pathbreaker who grew up in pre-Katrina schools, experienced the disaster and all of its chaos as a displaced high school student, and went on to become the first Black man to head up Franklin High School. [...] Read…
New student-loan rules will heavily affect women seeking higher education
Advocates warn that the changes, part of the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill," will deepen existing racial, gender and class inequities in college access. [...] Read More... from New student-loan rules will heavily affect women seeking higher education
What would a Declaration of Independence rooted in belonging look like?
"What united us in 1776 was the idea that a country can be defined by a shared belief that freedom and equality are human rights. Without belonging, there can be no true democracy.” [...] Read More... from What would a Declaration of Independence rooted in belonging look like?
The fields have a stadium now
The NAACP should help top Black student athletes forgo SEC money and honor the NAACP voting-rights boycott — without having to take a back seat. [...] Read More... from The fields have a stadium now
Louisiana could do more to connect mothers, young children with food aid, audit finds
A new state audit says Louisiana returned more than $111 million in unused WIC benefits from 2021 to 2024. [...] Read More... from Louisiana could do more to connect mothers, young children with food aid, audit finds
A ban won’t stop abortion pill access, telehealth providers say
There’s been a recent spike in demand for pills, especially from patients in Louisiana, where all the media coverage may be reaching people who didn’t know they could get abortion pills online. [...] Read More... from A ban won’t stop abortion pill access, telehealth providers…
Young Black men are now dying by suicide at a historic rate
New CDC data shows that young Black men are now dying by suicide at higher rates than their white peers, for the first time on record. [...] Read More... from Young Black men are now dying by suicide at a historic rate The post Young Black men are now dying by suicide at a…
Long-awaited 9th Ward Stadium breaks ground behind G.W. Carver High
First envisioned in 2008, the 3,700-seat stadium will open in Fall 2027 as Raising Cane’s 9th Ward Stadium at LCMC Health Field [...] Read More... from Long-awaited 9th Ward Stadium breaks ground behind G.W. Carver High
All cities are mortal
For those of us concerned with New Orleans’s survival and that of vulnerable communities like it, we must finally acknowledge a startling reality: New Orleans can only be saved if it first accepts that it might not be. [...] Read More... from All cities are mortal
Meet the man who created the Juneteenth flag
As Juneteenth celebrations spread across the nation, one symbol continues to unite generations in remembrance and hope: the Juneteenth flag, created by activist Ben Haith. [...] Read More... from Meet the man who created the Juneteenth flag
The Eyes Have It
A piece of Chuck Perkins poetry from The Lens, for Juneteenth [...] Read More... from The Eyes Have It
Murrill, Republican AGs urge EPA to classify mifepristone as water contaminant
Though experts say there is no evidence the medication is harming drinking water or wildlife, Republican attorneys general and members of Congress are calling on the EPA to investigate and regulate mifepristone as a potential water contaminant. [...] Read More... from Murrill,…