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Story and Photos by Glenn Summers Data News Weekly Contributor Kimlee Rogers has made history as the first African American male elected King of the Knights of Sparta for 2025. Founded in 1951 as a […]

Edwin Buggage Editor-in-Chief Data News Weekly Tragedy Strikes on Bourbon Street As revelers brought in the New Year in New Orleans during the early hours of January 1, 2025, a tragic terrorist attack unfolded in […]

Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor As we enter the New Year, many will say their New Year Resolution, is to be more fit. This week the New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission today announced […]

Elise Schenck Data News Weekly Contributor Since its establishment as a Site of Remembrance in 2014, the Whitney Plantation has been more than a Historical Landmark; it has become a beacon for truth, remembrance, and […]

Michael Hecht President & CEO, Greater New Orleans, Inc. Earlier this week, the Recording Academy announced nominees for the 2025 GRAMMY Awards, and over 20 Louisiana artists were among the list of notable musicians. Jon […]

Elise Schenck Data News Weekly Contributor The Greater New Orleans Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women was chartered in 1988 based on the founding principles of its parent organization. Its members work […]

Terry B. Jones Data News Weekly Publisher As we wind down to the final days before the election, as Publisher of the New Orleans Data News Weekly, I am writing to proudly endorse Kamala Harris […]

Photos courtesy VOTE and X Marks the Ballot Jayvon Watkins Data News Weekly Contributor Only 36-percent of 3 million registered voters in Louisiana cast a ballot in the 2023 governor’s race, according to data from […]

Terry B. Jones Data News Weekly Publisher Last week we saw the passing of a great New Orleanian and American. Sybil Haydel Morial, the matriarch of one of New Orleans’ most iconic political families died […]

Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Last Week, Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic Nomination for President in a week filled with celebration, reflection, and a sense of history in the […]