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Be Winter Weather Ready
Even though we’re so far south, New Orleans can see dangerous winter weather. Extreme cold, dense fog, and even ice & snow storms are possible during the winter months. Dangers from these weather conditions include […]
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Local High School Students Examine Injustice in the U.S.
By Kotey Thomas Data News weekly Contributor High school scholars were given an opportunity to speak out against social justice and inequity at the Criminal Justice Symposium of Scholars organized by the Bard Early College […]
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Senator Cory Booker Motivates Students at MLK Rally
Kotey Thomas Data News Weekly Contributor U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., encouraged New Orleans Public School children to stand up for what they believe is right when he delivered keynote remarks at the Project LIVE […]
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Is It Really Over? Some Say Not So Fast
Data Staff Report A Sunday night item explaining a rule that, in theory, gives the Commissioner the power to order a do-over as the remedy for extraordinary unfair outcomes apparently has fueled one lawsuit, and […]
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Black and Gold and the Soul of New Orleans – Part 2
Edwin Buggage Editor A Data News Exclusive with JMK the Producer of the Original Version New Orleans and Celebrating through Dance As the Black and Gold continue their march toward the Super Bowl, the Who […]
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City Announces 2019 Mardi Gras Clean-Up Operations Job Fair
On Monday, the City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation and JOB1 announced the 2019 Mardi Gras Clean-Up Operations Job Fair to recruit 200 temporary employees during the upcoming Carnival season. The job fair will […]
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Red Light Cameras Deactivated
Mayor LaToya Cantrell today announced the deactivation of 20 out of 31 red light traffic cameras located outside of school zones. As of Jan. 1, 2019, these cameras have been turned off and will no […]
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Black & Gold Love
By Glenn Jones & Oba Lorrius Data News Weekly Contributor Local Vocalist Semaj Douglas and International Recording Artist Oba Lorrius united to create “Black & Gold Love” the #1 New Orleans Saints fight song and […]
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HBCU Partnerships Aim to Attract Community College Students
By Chris Anders Data News Weekly Contributor It’s a small twenty-first century reverse migration, but African American students and recent graduates are among the largest group of transplants moving back South, according to recent studies […]
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Forgiving the Forgetful
By Brandon Brown Almost everyone has been there. Days turn into weeks, and weeks turn into months. Eventually, failure to return one borrowed book from a library means that resource is no longer available to […]