Featured
46th Annual Bayou Classic
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report The Bayou Classic that’s in its 46th year has become more than a football game. In its nearly 50 years of existence; it is one of the Nation’s greatest […]
Year: 2019
News
Ransomware Attack on Louisiana Causes Governor John Bel Edwards to Declare a State of Emergency
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report Last week’s Ransomware Attack led to multiple state servers being shut down and closed agencies like the OMV for multiple days. This caused Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards to […]
Local
New Orleans City Council Adopts 2020 City Budget
City of New Orleans NEW ORLEANS – After several weeks of budget hearings, the Council adopted the City’s 2020 Operating and Capital Budgets, concluding the Annual Budget Review Process and establishing spending levels for the […]
Health
Obesity among Black Women Outrageously High Part 1
Darcie Ortique NNPA/OW Contributor African American women are reportedly more susceptible to being overweight or obese than any other race. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health has reported that […]
Editorials
‘The Christians’ features a 1960s Louisiana love story
Cora Lester The Drum Newspaper The Christians, book one, follows the life and love of Mary Jean Woods, a young, Christian woman in 1960 South Louisiana as she maneuvers through self-discovery, unrighteousness, and betrayal […]
News
Getting It Done and Striving to Be Number 1
Fleur De Lis Data News Weekly Columnist This is Fleur De Lis wishing all my NOLA folks Happy Thanksgiving. All I can say about this week’s game is “whew” in their 34-31 win against […]
Commentary
What Do the 2019 Elections Mean for 2020?
Dr. Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor If the 2019 elections are any indication, Republicans need to worry about their viability come 2020. In Virginia, Democrats have majorities in both its upper and lower houses. With […]
Featured
Data News Weekly Says Get Out and Vote
Terry Jones Publisher Data News Weekly We at Data News Weekly are excited to see that people are going out in high numbers during early voting and this shows a level of engagement that is […]
News
Purple and Gold on a Roll
E. Benjamin Data News Weekly Contributor This week LSU Football Team is an overwhelming choice for the nation’s No. 1 ranking according to the Associated Press college football poll after beating Alabama 46-41 in a […]
Local
New Louis Armstrong International Airport Opens
Data News Weekly Staff Edited Report NEW ORLEANS — Recently, the City cut the ribbon beginning a new chapter at the new Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport that’s officially open. State and City officials […]