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Louisiana Senate rejects modification to let newly elected clerk Calvin Duncan serve his time period 

Louisiana’s full Senate voted 25-11 Tuesday to cross Senate Invoice 256, a proposal that may merge the clerk’s workplaces for Orleans Parish civil and prison district courts right into a single workplace. The vote eliminates the place of Calvin Duncan,…

Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Workplace investigating lethal crash

Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Workplace investigating lethal crash in Marrero STRETCHES THROUGH TOMORROW AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, THE TIME IS 8:46 A.M. AND LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THERE’S A LOT OF EVENTS GOING ON AND BEHIND US, WE’RE WAITING TO SEE SOME…

From roots to outcomes: Karen Gadbois, The Lens’ co-founder and former government director, displays on 15 years of reporting.

Karen Gadbois (Photograph by Emily Kask/Poynter) On this episode of Behind the Lens, we mark a significant milestone, 15 years of fearless, community-driven journalism. Co-founder and former Govt Director Karen Gadbois displays on the origins of The Lens, the challenges of constructing a nonprofit…

New boutique lodge The Monarch set to open on St. Charles Ave.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:   The Monarch, a 34-key boutique lodge, is about to open April 15 in a Nineteenth-century Italianate constructing on St. Charles Ave.   The lodge is operated by sbe Leisure Group and options Artwork Deco interiors by Lisambiance…

Vance units off to Pakistan to steer talks with Iran as ceasefire stays shaky

President Donald Trump is tasking the member of his inside circle who has gave the impression to be essentially the most reluctant defender of the battle with Iran to now discover a decision to the warfare that started six weeks…

Louisiana’s HB804 may defend oil corporations from local weather lawsuits

As the prices of local weather change bear down on communities throughout Louisiana, a brand new invoice within the state legislature may defend oil and gasoline corporations from having to pay for the injury. Louisiana State Consultant Brett Geymann, a…

PJ’s Espresso returns to Maple Avenue Uptown

KEY TAKEAWAYS: PJ’s Espresso to reopen at 7700 Maple Avenue, former Starbucks location. Fall 2026 goal opening after full inside and exterior renovations. Fifth Uptown location, reconnecting with Maple Avenue neighborhood roots. Maple Avenue stays a well-liked espresso hall with…

Ceasefire falters as Israel, Iran tensions escalate

U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be casting doubt on the effectiveness of the ceasefire that has halted the Iran struggle.“Iran is doing a really poor job, dishonorable some would say, of permitting Oil to undergo the Strait of Hormuz,”…

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ blocks endangered-species protections within the Gulf of Mexico

Initially Printed by Grist The Endangered Species Act is the bedrock legislation that protects threatened crops and animals in america, and within the 50 years because it turned legislation it has prevented hundreds of resource-extraction tasks — oil drilling, mining,…

JEDCO secures funding for meals incubator

KEY TAKEAWAYS: JEDCO secures $3.65 million federal funding, whole reaches $8.7 million Meals and beverage incubator deliberate for Churchill campus Facility to incorporate industrial kitchens and manufacturing area Venture goals to assist entrepreneurs and regional economic system   The Jefferson…