Parole Granted to Black Man Serving Life Sentence For Stealing Hedge Clippers
A Louisiana Black man serving a life sentence for stealing a pair of hedge clippers was given parole after serving 24 years in prison....
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Hurricane Laura Dismantles Louisiana Confederate Statue After Local Officials Voted to Keep It Secure
Two weeks after officials voted to keep a Confederate statue secure in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Hurricane Laura toppled the monument with her strong winds...
Louisiana Governor Appoints First Black Female Police Captain In State History
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced that Treone Larvadain has become the first African American female captain in Louisiana State Police history....
Master P Is Makin’ Them Say ‘Mmm With New Restaurant, Big Poppa Burgers
Entrepreneur and hip-hop legend Percy "Master P" Miller has opened a new restaurant in Louisiana called Big Poppa Burgers....
Over $2 Million Raised for Black Churches Burned Down in Louisiana
Using the GoFundMe platform, more than 37,000 people managed to hit the goal in just 7 short days. The campaign was shared more than 150k...
New Orleans Elects an African American Woman as Mayor
LaToya Cantrell made history on Saturday, becoming the first woman to win a mayoral race in New Orleans' 300-year history....
Louisina Rep. Cedric Richmond Elected to Chair the Congressional Black Caucus
Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond, a staunch advocate for criminal justice reform, was elected to chair the Congressional Black Caucus, starting in January....
Why Do Boys in Areas of Income Inequality Drop Out More?
Low income students in states of higher inequality are more likely to drop out of high school than are low income students in states of...
Does President Obama Support HBCUs?
"We don’t live in a society where African Americans are restricted in what colleges they can go to," Obama said. "And I want them to...
Are Turnaround Districts the Answer for America’s Worst Schools?
Turnaround school districts in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana are meeting head-on the difficult work of revitalizing the bottom 5% of state schools....