4 days ago · What Was Lost: 20 years after Katrina, some things will never be replaced. Later this year, Louisiana, southern Mississippi and the rest of the Gulf Coast will humbly and sadly mark the 20th anniversary of the most devastating time in our lives— when Hurricane Katrina hit, the levees failed and life changed as we knew it.

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1 day ago · New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell appears to have decided against honoring a $20 million, City Council-authorized settlement agreement with the Orleans Parish School Board, councilmembers announced on Saturday (Feb. 1).. The agreement, which was intended to help the city’s schools pull out of an estimated $36 million deficit and settle a long-running lawsuit filed by the School Board against ...

3 days ago · “The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve,” wrote Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, in the memo.

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Discussion, exhibit celebrates author Fatima Shaik’s book ‘Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood’ Growing up in New Orleans’ 7th Ward, Fatima Shaik heard stories about her community while sitting at the kitchen table.

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