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Crescent City Farmers Market is ‘producers only.’ But some vendors raise questions about the origin of products.

In March, a group of Crescent City Farmers Market vendors accused a large new vendor of offering food it did not produce. The ...
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Joseph Cranney joins Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center

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University Medical Center firing violated city ‘ban the box’ law, attorneys say

Devon Jones and his attorneys claim that his April firing from the hospital was based solely on his criminal record, ...
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Jazz drummer Frank Lastie leaves musical stamp on his children, but son, Walter “Popee” Lastie, followed his footsteps

Frank Lastie's talent on drums was handed down to his son, Walter "Popee" Lastie, but he also passed the musical gene to ...
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St. Tammany illegally shortened school days for student with disabilities, lawsuit claims

Sign up for Verite's free daily newsletter and get the New Orleans news you need every weekday. The family of a special needs student in St. Tammany Parish has filed ...
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How Louisiana’s new surgeon general wants to transform public health

Dr. Evelyn Griffin is pushing for more emphasis on wellness and prevention. She has also aligned with the MAHA movement in ...
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Fatima Shaik

So many of us in Louisiana are descendants of the enslaved.
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Trump’s ‘energy emergency’ could fast-track massive expansion of Plaquemines LNG export terminal

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Books that uncover the deep roots of Louisiana’s enslaved people

Books about Louisiana ancestors published in the past by their descendants are “One Drop: My Father’s Hidden Life-A Story of ...
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Controversial prosecutor Hugo Holland draws challenger in Caddo judicial race

Treneisha Hill, a former prosecutor, will run against Holland for an open judge seat in the 1st Judicial District. Holland ...
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Civil rights leaders sound alarm over city’s potential application for grant from Trump’s Justice Dept.

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Trump’s offshore wind crackdown reaches the Gulf of Mexico

President Donald Trump promised to sign an executive order on his first day back in office that would kill offshore wind. In the Gulf of Mexico, his administration finally achieved that goal — more ...