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Dozens of memorials and rallies were held Monday in New Orleans to honor those killed a year ago in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and during the ongoing war in Gaza.

Fourteen people arrested earlier this year during protests at Tulane University over the Israel-Hamas war were acquitted on misdemeanor criminal charges Friday in New Orleans.

Legal observers are trained to painstakingly document everything that happens at a protest. They've become more crucial as demonstrations have ramped up.

Hundreds of protestors took to New Orleans streets on a sweltering Friday evening — joining dozens of cities across the nation that saw demonstrators pour into the streets — after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, striking down the constitutional right to abortion. As of the ruling, virtually all abortion procedures in the state of Louisiana are illegal.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear why protestors at the state capitol are pushing back against some of the new proposed congressional maps. And, we learn about Orleans Parish School Board’s search for a new superintendent of schools.

As restrictive abortion bans take shape across the nation and legislative battles make their way to the highest court, protesters on Saturday gathered in their respective cities, including New Orleans, to march for reproductive rights as part of the Women’s March movement.

About 20 people gathered in Duncan Plaza on Thursday for a protest called by socialist organization Worker's Voice Newspaper to show their opposition to…

The New Orleans City Council voted Thursday to strongly limit the use of tear gas by law enforcement officers within the city.The ordinance prohibits the…

The City of New Orleans could soon create rules intended to limit the use of tear gas “and other chemical compounds” by law enforcement officers within…

More than 100 protesters were gathered in front of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court on Thursday, blocking the Loyola Avenue and breezeway…