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Data News Staff Edited Report Last week Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-L.A.) and Congressman Clay Higgins (R-L.A.) introduced the bipartisan TWIC Efficiency (TWICE) Act. This legislation will improve access to the Transportation Worker Identification […]

Story and Photos Ja’lyn Jones Data News Weekly Contributor Only 2 percent of rowers are Black. Brannon Johnson, the owner of the first and only Black-owned and operated rowing club in the country, is working […]

Jeff Thomas Think504.com With a gun to their heads, the Louisiana Legislature finally redrew the state’s Congressional map. African Americans comprise over 33% of the population. Now Louisiana finally has a second Black Congressional District. […]

Data News Staff Edited Report Last week, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the appointment of Terry Davis as the new Director of the Mayor’s Office of Communications. Director Davis will begin his tenure as the Lead […]

Data News Staff Edited Report As 2023 winds down, our team is reflecting on the work the YouthForce NOLA Network has done in the past year and the change we aspire to enact. In particular, […]

City of New Orleans NEW ORLEANS — The Mayor’s Office of Housing Policy and Community Development (OCD) today announced it will host its final community-based outreach event of the year to provide financial assistance to eligible […]

Data News Staff Edited Report Recently, Council Vice President Helena Moreno codified a new law to authorize the city to enforce code enforcement violations against slumlord nonprofits that imperil the safety of their residents. The […]