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Kamala Harris barnstorms New Orleans, talks voting rights, urges Democratic 'ruthlessness' nola.com/news/politics/kamal… via @nolanews

Kamala Harris barnstorms New Orleans, talks voting rights, urges Democratic 'ruthlessness'

Former Vice President Kamala Harris barnstormed New Orleans on Friday, giving a pep talk to students at a back-to-school rally in the morning before delivering fiery remarks at a fundraising

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Scoop: New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno, a Democrat who was sworn in earlier this month by Kamala Harris, had a surprise meeting with Donald Trump Thursday night at Washington Mardi Gras. She pitched him on the need for federal support for infrastructure. nola.com/news/helena-moreno-…

Mayor Helena Moreno meets with Donald Trump on sidelines of Washington Mardi Gras

New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno had a surprise meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. on Thursday. See what they chatted about.

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Another year, another Jazz Fest lineup without (Des Allemands' own) Lana Del Ray
Sam Karlin@samkarlin11 Dec 2025
Best Jazz Fest lineup in years. We are so back
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How a Louisiana company quietly became North America's largest jewelry maker. Via @BlakePater #lalege #lagov theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/… via @theadvocatebr

How a Louisiana company quietly became North America's largest jewelry maker

Though they employ more than 1,500 people as the largest private, non-health care employer in Lafayette, many people in south Louisiana have never heard of Stuller Inc.

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Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell after years-long investigation nola.com/news/politics/new-o…

Federal grand jury indicts New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell after yearslong investigation

A federal grand jury has indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.

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A Tulane University researcher at an environmental law clinic resigned citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research. Emails obtained by @AP show elected officials told Tulane that the clinic was an "impediment" to supporting requests for state funding.
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The New York Times lands one of the best data guys out there, New Orleans' own @jadelson nytco.com/press/jeff-adelson…

Jeff Adelson Joins Data Journalism Team | The New York Times Company

Jeff is joining The Times as a data reporter specializing in demographic analyses. Read more in this note from Jeremy Singer-Vine.

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The Dept. of Energy canceled nearly $4 billion in clean energy grants on Friday, including a $500M award for a carbon capture project it said was in Louisiana. Turns out that project is in Indiana -- not Louisiana. static.notus.org/22/7d/7b1b7…
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Here's the press release for that award: energy.gov/oced/articles/awa…

Award Wednesdays | August 14, 2024

This week's awards: IDP's Mitchell Cement Plant Decarbonization Project; ERA's Alaskan Tribal Energy Sovereignty, Greencare Empowering Resilience in Poteau, Kokhanok Paradigm Shift, Old Harbor...

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At least five land-based wind farm projects are in the works in Louisiana. Story from @BlakePater #lalege #lagov theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/…

Wind farms in Louisiana? At least five land-based projects are in development. Here's where.

Despite pushback from the Trump administration, several new wind farms are planned for sites in rural Louisiana.

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Everyone agrees Louisiana needs rules for solar farms. No one yet agrees what they should be. (From ⁦@BlakePater⁩) #lalege theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/…

Everyone agrees Louisiana needs rules for solar farms. No one yet agrees what they should be.

For much of 2021, one issue dominated Tangipahoa Parish politics: Should the parish allow a 100-megawatt solar farm to be built on 1,200 acres of farmland? And if so, under

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🚨 Are you a federal or state employee in Louisiana? I want to understand how federal cuts are affecting day-to-day work in our state. We won’t publish anything without permission. 📬 forms.gle/Sr9zL4WRUrP6np4e9 DMs open, or you can reach me on Signal at 850-445-0335.

Federal and State Workers in Louisiana: We Want to Hear From You

We would like to hear about your experience as a federal or state employee working in Louisiana under a second Trump administration. We may follow up about your submission, but we will not publish...

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This is one of the best beats there is in local journalism — and it's at a news organization that's growing, not shrinking. Jefferson Parish is one of the largest and most diverse communities in Louisiana and chock-full of important stories. DM if you have questions!
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Looking to hire an experienced reporter to join my team covering Jefferson Parish with @Laranicholson_ and @MichelleHunter now that @BlakePater is moving to a statewide role! Apply here: 1.adp.com/dycFStjUoVm
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Thanks to @ManshipSchool for having @aegallo, @BlakePater, @jdicolo and me to talk about our coverage of the New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street youtube.com/watch?v=848WVH6i…

Reconstructing the Bourbon Street Massacre

Reconstructing the Bourbon Street Massacre

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Using interviews with nearly two dozen eyewitnesses, surveillance footage, phone videos and social media posts, @BlakePater, @mikejsmith504, @jadelson and @_josiejo reconstruct the before, during and after of the Bourbon Street attack for @NOLAnews nola.com/news/terror-on-bour…

15 seconds of terror: The untold story of Bourbon Street attack from those who lived through it

By the time Shamsud-Din Jabbar swerved onto Bourbon Street at 3:17 a.m. on New Year’s Day, his plan seemed to have been taking shape for months. But for those who narrowly escaped his deadly three-...

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15 seconds of terror: The untold story of Bourbon Street attack from those who lived through it nola.com/news/terror-on-bour…

15 seconds of terror: The untold story of Bourbon Street attack from those who lived through it

By the time Shamsud-Din Jabbar swerved onto Bourbon Street at 3:17 a.m. on New Year’s Day, his plan seemed to have been taking shape for months. But for those who narrowly escaped his deadly three-...

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Sam Karlin@samkarlin6 Jan 2025
.@BreauxMart thanks for the king cake
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Sam Karlin@samkarlin6 Jan 2025
Thanks @ajc for sending our newsroom much-needed breakfast today. We're continuing full-steam ahead in reporting on the Bourbon Street attack on New Year's Day. Got a news tip? Drop us a line.
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Heart-wrenching story from @BlakePater
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A MS teen saw his friend die in Bourbon Street attack. Then he had to call the girl's mom. nola.com/news/crime_police/n…

A MS teen saw his friend die in Bourbon Street attack. Then he had to call the girl's mom.

It was his first time in New Orleans, and he and two friends made a snap decision to head over from Gulfport to celebrate New Year's Day. Then tragedy struck, leaving 18-year-old Nikyra Cheyenne...

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🚨BREAKING🚨 The Louisiana Department of Health has forbid its staff from promoting COVID, flu or mpox vaccines. It's a dramatic shift in vaccine policy, and a strict and sweeping ban that applies to all aspects of the health department's work. npr.org/sections/shots-healt…

Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots

An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines.

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