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Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor In a room of about 100 young Black men from Sophie B. Wright and Eleanor McMain High Schools filled a room. “What is the narrative as it relates to […]

Data News Staff Edited Report After a low turnout, we are on the eve of another election. While many of the larger races have been decided, it is still important to get out and vote […]

Photos by Iniko McNeil & Jordan Booker Iniko McNeil Data News Weekly Contributor It’s Homecoming Season for schools across the city. For most Historically Black Universities, the Annual Coronation to crown a Mr. and Misses […]

Story and Photos by Mckenzi Neal Data News Weekly Contributor In New Orleans there are over 130 festivals annually. This year, there was one for the pets. The Louisiana SPCA or the Humane Society (LASPCA) […]

Data News Staff Edited Report Salt water inching up the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico is progressing more slowly than projected, authorities said Thursday, meaning water systems in the Greater New Orleans area […]

Data News Staff Edited Report Russell Batiste Jr., the celebrated New Orleans drummer whose rhythms powered such bands as the Funky Meters and Vida Blue, has died. He was 57. Batiste’s death of a heart […]

Data News Staff Edited Report According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), suicide is the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10-24. In 2021, Louisiana youth accounted for nearly 5,000 suicide deaths. […]

Data News Staff Edited Report The City of New Orleans today announced it was awarded $8 million from the Urban and Community Forestry Program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forestry Service to plant […]