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A New Orleans woman has filed a $1 million federal lawsuit accusing Mayor LaToya Cantrell and some members of the city police department of civil rights violations and defamation.
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New Orleans’ first direct-run school in nearly two decades cleared an important hurdle this week: Enrolling enough students.
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The U.S. Forest Service said ‘no’ when CapturePoint asked to put carbon capture projects under national forests. The agency is now reconsidering.
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The Prison Litigation Reform Act was passed to curtail the number of lawsuits filed by inmates over conditions behind bars. It has kept courts from forcing Louisiana to overhaul the medical system in its largest prison.
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East Baton Rouge Parish has a new superintendent. LaMont Cole, a metro councilman and longtime educator, will take over the school district’s top job.
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The Mississippi Delta Film Academy's program helps local students reimagine Till's tragic story and deepen their understanding of their region.
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While the numbers don’t show as much growth as the last two years, students maintained recent gains.
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There will be plenty of hometown athletes to root for when the Summer Olympics gets underway in Paris this week.
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The week-long, free program gives medical professionals tools to provide trauma-informed care — and potentially help with prosecutions.
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Most states submitted plans to reduce planet-warming pollution to unlock federal grant money, and they proposed projects to get started. This week, the Biden administration announced the winners.