Louisiana voters decided on four measures to amend the state’s constitution in Saturday’s election. Turnout was just over 10%, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State.
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The school is undergoing what its president calls “right-sizing” to close a $15 million deficit brought on by decades of declining enrollment. -
The report’s findings help shed light on the use of criminal laws informed by the idea of fetal personhood, a legal premise gaining traction in the South. -
The New Orleans Career Center has one main goal: to connect local industries with highly trained young people to fill their open jobs. -
Frank Perez is the head of the LGBTQ Archive of Louisiana. He’s leading an effort to fill the gap with a new plaque, and make sure the memory of what happened here in 1973 isn’t forgotten. -
The Public Affairs Research Council (PAR), a nonpartisan governmental research organization led various public discussions regarding the four amendments and compiled a 13-page report detailing each measure.
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Their job is to keep the peace amid a worsening and at times deadly conflict between humans and the world's largest land animal in the town of Livingstone, Zambia. -
We remember Cuban-born American singer Angela Alvarez, who 2 years ago became the oldest person to win Best New Artist at the Latin Grammy awards. She died this week at the age of 97.
