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Federal shutdown to pause SNAP benefits, causing concerns about food insecurity

Tens of thousands of low-income New Orleans residents who receive monthly SNAP stipends to purchase food will be affected ...
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First Black Lt. Governor C.C. Antoine was also a soldier

A soldier, businessman and newspaper editor, Caesar Carpentier “C.C.” Antoine was elected as Louisiana’s 13th Lt. Governor in ...
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Loss of $120M in expected FEMA funding threatens city’s ability to pay bills, officials say

A Cantrell administration official says that FEMA has not been kicking out expected funding because of New Orleans’ status as ...
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Trump’s budget law ‘solidified’ a Georgia hospital’s decision to shutter delivery unit

The labor and delivery unit is set to close on Monday, and would mark one of the most visible effects of the Trump-backed ...
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Complaint: Pregnant immigration detainees in Louisiana and Georgia experiencing abuse, neglect

Mistreatment of pregnant people in detention facilities has resulted in miscarriage in some cases, civil rights groups allege ...
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Antoine Dubuclet served three terms as state treasurer

“Antoine Dubuclet was the only Black person in the South to hold the Office of State Treasurer for more than one term, a fact ...
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A St. James man’s murder conviction was overturned, but his bail hearing was denied

Early this month, Judge Steven Tureau of the 23rd Judicial Court of Louisiana in St. James Parish, the parish where Ezidore ...
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City Council grapples with budget deficits, smaller general fund in its first week of budget hearings

Held on the heels of the Oct. 11 election, the City Council kicked off what promises to be six weeks of difficult budget ...
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Cornetist Freddie Keppard was first jazz artist to be crowned ‘King’

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