By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor With the clear indication that Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) are against changing the filibuster rules in the U.S. Senate, a big battle over the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 is ahead in early...
CDC Revises COVID-19 Quarantine Recommendations
By Constance M. Gistand, MD, MPH, FACPThe New Orleans Tribune On Monday December 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shortened the previously recommended timeframe for isolation from 10 days to five days for anyone who tests positive for COVID 19 infection if they do not have any symptoms. After remaining symptom free for five...
Teachers, Students and Schools Across Louisiana Experiencing Tough Times
By Margaret DeLaney, Olivia Varden and Chris LangleyLSU Manship School News Service From the pandemic and virtual learning to teacher shortages to low-pay, the impacts are being felt BATON ROUGE-- In fourth-grade teacher Laura Spurgeon’s class, the students who attended school in person during the pandemic sit in one area,...
Asante Salaam Named Director of The Helis Foundation John Scott Center
The center, a project of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, will open in 2022 Multidisciplinary artist, Asante Salaam, will serve as the inaugural director of The Helis Foundation John Scott Center at the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH). Named for artist, activist and humanist John T. Scott, the center...
Mayor Cantrell Offers Her Look Back on 2021
From handling an ongoing pandemic to weather emergencies and everything in between faced by New Orleans and its residents in 2021, Mayor LaToya Cantrell says her administration has reached "very critical milestones in City government, and in launching innovative initiatives to enhance City services" in 2021. “Although we were faced with significant challenges this year,...
U.S. Rep. Troy Carter Concludes First Leg of Districtwide ‘Building a Better Louisiana Infrastructure Tour’
U.S. Rep. Troy A. Carter Sr., recently concluded the first installment of his districtwide ‘Building a Better Louisiana Infrastructure Tour’ to highlight the impact that investments from the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Acts (IIJA) will bring to Louisiana’s Second Congressional District. During his four events, he highlighted $41.6 million for...
