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Benjamin Bates Data News Weekly Contributor Louisiana’s Philanthropic Landscape received a major boost this holiday season as Billionaire Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced nearly $60 million in new donations to two of New Orleans’ Historically Significant […]

Story and Photos by Adia Fienagha Data News Weekly Contributor One million dollars. This was the prize money awarded to the Laureate of the 2025 Opus Prize, an Annual Award given to faith-based Humanitarian Organizations. […]

Benjamin Bates Data News Weekly Contributor Judge Robin D. Pittman, a highly respected member of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, has been named President of the Louisiana District Judges Association (LDJA), marking a proud […]

Benjamin Bates Data News Weekly Contributor On May 16, 2025, ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in New Orleans. They created a makeshift crawl-route by removing a toilet and cutting through a […]

Story and Photos by Deon Arnold Data News Weekly Contributor In a show of bi-partisan support and as Congress continues to remain polarized, two former members of Congress are visiting Historically Black Universities across the […]

Data News Staff Edited Report The New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission continues its 2025 Athlete of the Week Program by honoring another standout youth athlete who exemplifies leadership, skill, and heart both on and […]

Adia Fienagha Data News Weekly Contributor From poems that explored what it means to be a Black man in America, to how White Supremacy affects American Society, to the silences Black women endure in corporate […]

Data News Staff Edited Report Union members and their families gathered at Marconi Meadows in City Park for the Annual Labor Day Picnic, celebrating gains while confronting challenges in Louisiana’s Labor Landscape. According to Leaders […]