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Teen Brain Spark 2021
Data News Staff Edited Report On Saturday, July 24, 2021, BrainStorm Educational Services will be hosting Teen Brain Spark 2021. This event is being held at Alice Harte Charter School, 5300 Berkley Avenue in Algiers. […]
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Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards Passes Away At 93
Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor Edwin Edwards, who was a 4-term Governor, died on July 12, 2021, at age 93, according to a statement from current Gov. John Bel Edwards. “Edwin was a larger-than-life […]
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DCHC to host Back-To-School COVID-19 Virus Vaccination Events during Weekend Hours for Working Parents
Data News Staff Edited Report NEW ORLEANS, LA – In getting kids ready for the upcoming school year, DePaul Community Health Centers will offer COVID-19 Vaccinations (Pfizer Vaccine) for children ages 12 and up at […]
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New Orleans and Baton Rouge Mayors Compete for Title of Who Will Have the Highest Vaccination Rate by the End of July
Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor It is time for residents of both New Orleans and Baton Rouge to continue to get shots in arms, as the COVID-19 Delta variant is becoming a threat. This […]
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First Delta Variant COVID-19 Case Confirmed in New Orleans
Data News Staff Edited Report The fight against COVID-19 is not over. Last week officials with the Precision Medicine Lab at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine have identified the first Delta variant COVID […]
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Your Shot At $1,000,000
Louisiana Department of Health The Louisiana Department of Health is offering the chance to win $100,000 every week starting July 9th and a grand prize of $1,000,000 at the end of the month to all […]
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Kelsey Major of Dominican Named 2020-21 Gatorade Louisiana Girls Soccer Player of the Year
CHICAGO — In its 36th Year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Kelsey Major of St. Mary’s Dominican High School as its 2020-21 Gatorade Louisiana Girls Soccer Player of the […]
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Pandemic EBT Benefits Coming!
Eligible Louisiana Families could Receive up to $120 per Month, per Student. Eligible Louisiana families will soon be receiving Pandemic EBT Benefits for the 2020-2021 school year to help cover the cost of meals while […]
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Gary Carter Jr. Wins State Senate District 7 Race
Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor In the race to replace Troy Carter in Louisiana Senate District 7; an area that covers Orleans, Jefferson and northern Plaquemines parishes a new state senator was elected on […]
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HB 652 Passes Senate
Rep. Cedric Glover’s HB 652 Bill Passes Senate, Decriminalizing Small Possession of Marijuana Louisana Democrats Democratic Representative Cedric Glover’s HB 652 passed the Louisiana Senate this week by a vote of 20-17. HB 652 decriminalizes […]