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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 […]
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2021 is Expected to be an Active Hurricane Season
Eric Connerly Data News Weekly Contributor It is that time again; the 2021 Hurricane Season is expected to be busier than normal, with 13 to 20 named storms with 6 to 10 of them hurricanes […]
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Ronald Greene’s Mother Says She’s ‘Hurting So Bad’ Over Bodycam Video
Sytonia Reid The Grio “I’m so damn hurt. I’m hurting so bad. I broke down not too long ago. And I needed that,” Mona Hardin, mother of Ronald Greene told NBC News. Two years after […]
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City Calls Audible on Abandoned Amusement Park’s Redevelopment Plans
Kenneth Cooper Black Source Media Why was Drew Brees’ led group given extra time to improve their proposal? The City of New Orleans’ response to the proposals to redevelop the abandoned Jazzland Amusement Park in […]
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Black Women’s Roundtable joins Citizen SHE United effort to end Race Based Hair Discrimination The C.R.O.W.N. Act
Louisiana Unity Coalition The Black Women’s Roundtable is pleased to join hands with Citizen SHE United to increase awareness and build added support for passage of House Bill No. 382 by Representative Candace Newell (Democrat-District […]
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Troy Carter Sworn in to Serve in Congress
Recently, Troy Carter was sworn into Congress Tuesday by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Carter was sworn in on the House Floor to fill the 2nd Congressional District seat for the remainder of the 117th Congress in […]