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Experts say trucking can lift women out of poverty, but barriers like lack of access to child care keep them out.
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The vote on whether or not to unionize the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. may seem like a once-in-a-lifetime chance for a big union win in the South.…
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Karl Lengel hosted Wednesday's Louisiana Considered.WWNO's Shalina Chatlani discusses vaccine hesitancy among Black healthcare workers. Read her story.…
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Thousands Of Laid-Off Oil Workers Struggle To Start AgainMore than 7,000 oil and gas workers have lost their jobs in Louisiana as the coronavirus pandemic swept the nation and the world. With one of the highest…
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Among the tasks on New Orleans’ long new year list: launch guaranteed income.The city recently secured $500,000 to pilot unconditional cash payments to a…
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Record numbers of laid-off workers across Louisiana are waiting for badly needed assistance, while the state struggles to process hundreds of thousands of…
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In order to help businesses affected by COVID-19, New Orleans is waiving all fines, fees, interest payments and penalties on sales tax payments for the…
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Public schools get a large portion of their funding from local property taxes — that's taxes paid on homes and businesses, including big factories. But…
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As New Orleans continues debating the pros and cons of short-term rentals, an association with members now operating in the burgeoning industry wants to…
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The international markets are reopening today after Friday’s announcement that the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union. One economic development…